scrap
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2.1
- noun
- /skræp/
- After the renovation, there were many scraps of wood left that could be used for another project.
- scraps of paper
- scrap metal
- scrap steel
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I'm going to go up in our loft and find any like scrap bits of Christmas paper.
- And I'm going to go up in our loft and find any like scrap bits of Christmas paper.
- You know, my dad had got a scrap business, you know, horses and stuff.
- To do that, my son, even to so small a scrap of the world is to change the world.
Examples
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"In a day's sawing, I have enough scrap to take a vehicle to California and back," Keith said.
Academic text (2012) -
He collected every scrap of paper that could be recycled instead of throwing it away.
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I keep lots of scrap, and I give a lot of stuff away.
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What does it matter, a mere scrap of paper?
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Here I was using scrap wood so there wasn't much to choose from.
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These are just scrap pieces of just metal piping.
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A message, a letter on a scrap of paper, someone passing on greetings?
Fiction book (1991) -
So throw together a bunch of scraps of fabric.
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They'll be melted down for scrap by morning.
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I've been nice, I've stood for photos, signed every scrap of paper you pushed at me...
Synonyms
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1.0
A small piece or amount of something, for example food
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3.2
A small piece broken off something larger
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2.1
A small piece broken off an object, often leaving a mark
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4.2
A small piece, often cloth, left when the rest is used or thrown away
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2.3
A small thin flat piece that breaks off from something larger like snow or paint
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3.5
A very small amount or piece that is almost nothing
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3.9
A very thin small piece cut or broken from something like wood
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4.8
A small piece of text or information that comes from something larger
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4.3
A very small spot that stands out on a surface
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5.1
Small pieces of food and other things left after people eat or use them
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9.9
Small thin pieces that break off when something is smashed
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9.2
A small piece of waste material or a tiny unwanted computer program
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.7
A small amount of leftover food from a meal that is given to animals or thrown away
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Etymology
Scrap for a small piece comes from an old Norse word skrap meaning 'rubbish' or 'small bits', so picture little leftovers or bits on a table. That's why scrap now means a small piece or what is left over.