scrap1
n.
- a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.
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(scraps)
bits of uneaten food left after a meal.
- material, especially metal, discarded for reprocessing.
v.
(scraps, scrapping, scrapped)
- remove (an old or redundant vehicle, vessel, or machine) from use or service, especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.
- abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law).
Etymology
ME: from ON skrap ‘scraps’; rel. to skrapa ‘to scrape’.
scrap2
n.
a fight or quarrel, especially a minor or spontaneous one.
v.
(scraps, scrapping, scrapped)
engage in a minor fight or quarrel.
▸compete fiercely.
Derivative
Etymology
C17 (as n. in the sense ‘sinister plot, scheme’): perh. from scrape.