SCRAP as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of fighting
    • any contest or struggle
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a fight broke out at the hockey game
    • there was fighting in the streets
    • the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
    Hypernyms(s) scrap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
    Usage Example(s)
    • she jotted it on a scrap of paper
    • there was not a scrap left
    Hypernyms(s) scrap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a bit of rock caught him in the eye
    Hypernyms(s) scrap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • worthless material that is to be disposed of
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) scrap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

SCRAP as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make into scrap or refuse
    Usage Example(s)
    • scrap the old airplane and sell the parts
    Hypernyms(s) scrap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • have a disagreement over something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America
    • These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something
    Hypernyms(s) scrap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • dispose of (something useless or old)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • trash these old chairs
    • junk an old car
    • scrap your old computer
    Hypernyms(s) scrap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)