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as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
only a scrap of silk was left on the sewing table after they had finished the project
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as in fragment
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
a scrap of paper fluttered to the floor
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as in speck
a very small piece
brushed away a scrap of lint
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as in garbage
discarded or useless material
the rest of this stuff is just scrap, so sweep it up and throw it away
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as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
the state legislature's annual scrap over the budget
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as in fight
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
several drunken revelers were involved in a scrap outside of the nightclub
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits
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as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we've decided to scrap the second car
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as in to abandon
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
we scrapped our plans to go to Paris, and set out the next day for Prague
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Recent Examples of scrap
Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The Montana Department of Labor & Industry reported that its top three imports from Canada in 2021 were crude oil, platinum waste and scrap, and conifer wood.
—Jenna Sundel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Ritika Gupta, CNBC, 15 July 2025
With her mother missing, Stacy scrapped her plans to attend the University of Maryland.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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Noun
But the freedom only goes so far — the robot must hide its true nature, lest it get melted down like so much scrap metal.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The Montana Department of Labor & Industry reported that its top three imports from Canada in 2021 were crude oil, platinum waste and scrap, and conifer wood.
—Jenna Sundel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
The Treasury is also planning to reduce red tape and spur growth by scrapping parts of the senior managers and certification regime, which covers nearly 140,000 finance professionals.
—Ritika Gupta, CNBC, 15 July 2025
With her mother missing, Stacy scrapped her plans to attend the University of Maryland.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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“Scrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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