Scrap
[skræp]
Definition
(noun.) a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; 'she jotted it on a scrap of paper'; 'there was not a scrap left'.
(verb.) make into scrap or refuse; 'scrap the old airplane and sell the parts'.
Typist: Portia--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
(v. t.) Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
(v. t.) The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps.
(v. t.) Same as Scrap iron, below.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Fragment, bit, fraction, remnant, little piece, small part.[2]. Crumb, morsel, bite, mouthful.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Scantling, piece, morsel, fragment, atom, bit, portion
ANT:Whole, integrity, mass, lump
Inputed by Kari
Definition
n. (slang) a fight scrimmage.
n. a small piece: a remnant: a picture suited for preservation in a scrap-book: wrought-iron clippings: an unconnected extract.—v.t. to consign to the scrap-heap.—ns. Scrap′-book a blank book for scraps or extracts prints &c.; Scrap′-heap a place where old iron is collected; Scrap′-ī′ron old iron accumulated for reworking; Scrap′-met′al scraps or fragments of any kind of metal which are only of use for remelting.—adv. Scrap′pily in fragments desultorily.—n. Scrap′piness fragmentariness disconnectedness.—adj. Scrap′py.—Go to the scrap-heap to go to ruin.
n. a snare for birds.
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Examples
- There's your pay, Mister Rokesmith,' said the Golden Dustman, jerking the folded scrap of paper he had in his hand, towards his late Secretary. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I collected, too, quite a large scrap-book of it, but unfortunately have lost it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But there is not a scrap, not a bone, to suggest that there lived any Mesozoic Mammal which could look a dinosaur in the face. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Advantage was taken of this dilemma by Mr Venus, to pass a scrap of paper into Mr Boffin's hand, and lay his finger on his own lip. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Looking around the forge, he picked up enough scrap iron to make a gun barrel, and with this set to work to make a rifle for himself. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Bayton,' said the undertaker, looking from the scrap of paper to Mr. Bumble. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Defarge gave into his anxious hand, an open scrap of paper. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Scraps of old copy-books and exercises litter the dirty floor. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- His few common tools and various scraps of leather were at his feet and on his bench. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Students had to come at great cost to themselves to this crowded centre because there was no other way of gathering even scraps of knowledge. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Drawing forth two very small scraps of paper, he proceeded-- 'And now, gentlemen, but one word more. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- These scraps of paper fail me. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Another little book or two were lying near, and a common basket of common fruit, and another basket full of strings of beads and tinsel scraps. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He looked to see what it could be, and--behold, he saw that it was the remains of Scraps, who had been lost in the burning house and roasted as perhaps never has a pig been roasted since. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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