scrap
noun/skræp/
/skræp/
- [countable] a small piece of something, especially paper, cloth, etc.
- She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper.
- (figurative) scraps of information
- (figurative) She was just a scrap of a thing (= small and thin).
- Some of the women were wearing scraps of cloth in their hair.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- [singular] (usually with a negative) a small amount of something synonym bit
- It won't make a scrap of difference.
- There's not a scrap of evidence to support his claim.
- a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation
- He ate every last scrap of the food.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- scraps[plural] food left after a meal
- Give the scraps to the dog.
Extra Examples- The pigs are fed on food scraps.
- He removed the last scraps of food from his plate.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- [uncountable] things that are not wanted or cannot be used for their original purpose, but which have some value for the material they are made of
- for scrap We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts can be used again).
- scrap metal
- a scrap dealer (= a person who buys and sells scrap)
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2- The scrap value of the car is around $200.
- I got the doors from a scrap merchant.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of scrap- piece
- sell something as
- sell something for
- iron
- material
- metal
- …
- [countable] (informal) a short fight or argument synonym squabble (1), scuffle (1)
- He was always getting into scraps at school.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- He had a bit of a scrap with the boy next door.
- He looks like he's been in a scrap.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + scrap- get into
- have
- in a/the scrap
- scrap with
see also scrappy
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 4 late Middle English (as a plural noun denoting fragments of uneaten food): from Old Norse skrap ‘scraps’; related to skrapa ‘to scrape’. The verb dates from the late 19th cent. noun sense 5 late 17th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘sinister plot, scheme’): perhaps from the noun scrape.
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