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Another word for scrap

scrap Synonyms

scrap

n.

Junk metal
waste material, chips, cuttings; see trash 3.
A bit
fragment, particle, portion; see bit 1, piece 1.
*A fight
quarrel, brawl, squabble; see fight 1.

scrap Synonyms

scrap

v.

To discard
reject, forsake, dismiss; see abandon 2, discard.
*To fight
wrangle, battle, squabble; see fight 1, quarrel.

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Another word for scrap

noun

A tiny amount:
bit¹, crumb, dab¹, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit. (Chiefly British) spot. See big
Residual matter:
butt⁴, end, fragment, ort (often used in plural), shard, stub. See leftover

verb

To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:

discard, dispose of, dump, junk, throw away, throw out. (Informal) chuck, jettison, shuck (off). (Slang) ditch. See keep

noun

A physical conflict involving two or more:

fight, fistfight, fisticuffs, scuffle, tussle. (Slang) rumble. See conflict

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Hunter held out a small scrap of paper.
One day you'll be glad you have this in your scrap book.
"Right enough, friend," said he, and, having sat down, took out of his knapsack a scrap of blue French cloth, and wrapped it round his foot.
Alloy scrap containing chiefly copper with, say 5 or 6% of gold,.
The value of imports (chiefly coal, wheat, scrap-iron and cheese) for 1904 was £1,239,048, and the value of exports (chiefly macaroni and green fruit) £769,100.

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