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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
Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of Chelsea’s other successful corner routines haven’t been quite as neat, with a series of half-clearances and scuffed contacts forcing scraps in the six-yard box before other teammates could apply the finishing touch.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Ladapo added that the state Health Department could scrap certain mandates under its own rules, while others would require legislative action.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The show’s opening sequences show readers wrapping fish and other food scraps in the latest edition.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of Chelsea’s other successful corner routines haven’t been quite as neat, with a series of half-clearances and scuffed contacts forcing scraps in the six-yard box before other teammates could apply the finishing touch.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
His interest in aging fed into the closing joke of his 2017 special Live at Madison Square Garden, and would have been the inspiration for his 2022 directorial debut film, Being Mortal, if the film had not been scrapped following harassment complaints against star Bill Murray on set.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Ladapo added that the state Health Department could scrap certain mandates under its own rules, while others would require legislative action.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Scrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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