Scrap (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Affray
- Dogfight
- In-fighting
- Banging
- Impact
- Brush
- Fray
- Single Combat
- Close-quarter Fighting
- Set-to
- Disturbance
- Hassle
- Knife Fight
- Shootout
- Clash
- Beating
- Fisticuffs
- Slugfest
- Fencing
- Rough-and-tumble
- Tussle
- Shock
- Gunplay
- Rumble
- Gunfight
- Affaire D'honneur
- Cut-and-thrust
- Encounter
- Whipping
- Gang Fight
- Fistfight
- Battering
- Duel
- Brawl
- Snickersnee
- Free-for-all
- Scuffle
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Meaning 2
A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- A scrap of torn fabric was caught in the door handle.
- She carefully removed a scrap of glass from her finger.
- The dog found a scrap of food on the kitchen floor.
- A scrap of metal pierced the tire and caused it to deflate.
- A small scrap of paper with the phone number was all he had left.
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Meaning 3
A small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She jotted it on a scrap of paper.
- The artist glued a scrap of fabric onto the canvas to add texture.
- There was not a scrap left of the delicious cake after the party.
- The DIY enthusiast managed to fix the old bike using only a few scraps from the junkyard.
- The children fought over the last scrap of their mom's homemade cookies.
Meaning 4
Worthless material that is to be disposed of.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The recycling plant sorted through the scrap to extract the usable materials.
- She cleared out her attic and filled several bags with scrap from old boxes and papers.
- The company paid a fee to have their scrap metal hauled away to a junkyard.
- The scrap wood from the construction site was collected and donated to a local woodworking class.
- The community held a collection event for electronic scrap, allowing residents to dispose of their old devices responsibly.