scrap

[US]/skræp/
[UK]/skræp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. small piece; leftover food
v. discard; abandon

Phrases & Collocations

scrap metal

scrap paper

scrapyard

scrap car

scrap wood

steel scrap

scrap iron

scrap steel

metal scrap

scrap material

scrap rate

copper scrap

not a scrap

iron scrap

scrap heap

scrap rubber

aluminium scrap

Example Sentences

scraps of information.

there was not a scrap of aggression in him.

cars on a scrap heap.

the scraping of the spoon in the bowl.

the arisings of scrap metal

have scrap with sb.

scraps of broken porcelain

do a dummy run on some scrap material.

a jumble of paper scraps in a drawer.

we're burning scrap lumber.

scraped my knee on the sidewalk.

scraped through by a narrow margin.

scraped the bottom of the car on a rock.

They scraped the snow away.

Every scrap of land in the town has been built on.

The engine has been sold for scrap.

He had a bit of a scrap with the boy next door.

He looks like he’s been in a scrap.

In the end, the decision to scrap the project was unanimous.

Real-world Examples

The government is also scrapping some corporate tax deductions.

Source: NPR News July 2013 Compilation

Scraps and bones is no kind of dinner.

Source: Selected Romantic Wolves of the Jungle

For example, " The dogs are having a scrap."

Source: Elliot teaches British English.

And if not, then it just gets scrapped immediately.

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

His ridiculous Muggle Protection Act should be scrapped immediately.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Bring your scraps to Africa, let us process them.

Source: CRI Online February 2018 Collection

They just have to wait their turn and hope he leaves some scraps.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

Previous gender and youth quotas for candidates have been scrapped.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

The current 100-dollar limit has been scrapped.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2016

Instead, they would offer these table scraps to the enslaved communities.

Source: Gourmet Base

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