scrap
noun
[ skrap ]
• a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.
• "I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper"
Similar:
fragment,
piece,
bit,
offcut,
oddment,
snippet,
snip,
tatter,
wisp,
shred,
remnant,
speck,
iota,
particle,
ounce,
whit,
jot,
atom,
crumb,
morsel,
grain,
drop,
hint,
touch,
trace,
suggestion,
whisper,
suspicion,
scintilla,
spot,
mite,
tittle,
jot or tittle,
modicum,
stim,
smidgen,
smidge,
tad,
scantling,
scruple,
• discarded metal for reprocessing.
• "the steamer was eventually sold for scrap"
scrap
verb
• discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.
• "a bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant"
Similar:
throw away,
throw out,
dispose of,
get rid of,
do away with,
toss out,
throw on the scrapheap,
clear out,
discard,
remove,
dispense with,
lose,
eliminate,
dump,
bin,
jettison,
shed,
dismiss,
expel,
eject,
weed out,
root out,
decommission,
recycle,
break up,
demolish,
write off,
destroy,
annihilate,
obliterate,
chuck (away/out),
ditch,
junk,
get shut of,
get shot of,
see the back of,
trash,
shuck off,
wreck,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a plural noun denoting fragments of uneaten food): from Old Norse skrap ‘scraps’; related to skrapa ‘to scrape’. The verb dates from the late 19th century.
scrap
noun
• a fight or quarrel, especially a minor or spontaneous one.
• "they were involved in a goalmouth scrap and a player was sent off"
Similar:
quarrel,
argument,
row,
fight,
disagreement,
difference of opinion,
dissension,
falling-out,
dispute,
disputation,
contention,
squabble,
contretemps,
clash,
altercation,
exchange,
brawl,
tussle,
conflict,
affray,
war of words,
shouting match,
fracas,
wrangle,
tangle,
misunderstanding,
passage of/at arms,
battle royal,
donnybrook,
tiff,
set-to,
run-in,
shindig,
shindy,
stand-up,
spat,
dust-up,
ruction,
barney,
bunfight,
ding-dong,
bust-up,
ruck,
slanging match,
afters,
rammy,
hassle,
broil,
miff,
threap,
collieshangie,
tracasserie(s),
scrap
verb
• engage in a minor fight or quarrel.
• "the older boys started scrapping with me"
Similar:
quarrel,
argue,
have a row/fight,
row,
fight,
disagree,
fail to agree,
differ,
be at odds,
have a misunderstanding,
be at variance,
fall out,
dispute,
squabble,
brawl,
bicker,
chop logic,
spar,
wrangle,
bandy words,
cross swords,
lock horns,
be at each other's throats,
be at loggerheads,
argufy,
altercate,
Origin:
late 17th century (as a noun in the sense ‘sinister plot, scheme’): perhaps from the noun scrape.
