Thesaurus: scrap

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1. v. t. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
2. v. t. Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
3. v. t. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps.
4. v. t. Same as Scrap iron, below.
5. n. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
6. n. worthless material that is to be disposed of
7. n. a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
8. n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
9. v. dispose of (something useless or old)
10. v. have a disagreement over something
11. v. make into scrap or refuse
12. 1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. I have no materials -- not a scrap. De Quincey. 2. Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract. 3. pl. The crisp substance that remains after trying out animal fat; as, pork scraps. 4. pl. Same as Scrap iron, below. Scrap forgings, forgings made from wrought iron scrap. -- Scrap iron. (a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which bar iron or forgings can be made; -- called also wrought-iron scrap. (b) Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable for remelting in the foundry; -- called also founding scrap, or cast scrap.