scrap
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• noun
A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.
"She jotted the phone number down on a scrap of paper."
Discarded waste material, especially metal, that can be reworked or recycled.
"The old, rusted car was eventually sold for scrap."
A brief, informal fight or quarrel.
"The dogs got into a bit of a scrap over the hidden bone."
• verb
To discard or abandon something as useless or unwanted.
"The company decided to scrap the old software project due to budget cuts."
To dismantle something in order to recover usable waste material.
"They plan to scrap the decommissioned warship to recycle its steel."
To engage in a minor physical fight or argument.
"The two brothers were always scrapping when they were young."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old Norse 'skrap' (scraps, trifles), related to 'skrapa' (to scrape). The colloquial sense of 'a fight' is of unknown origin, possibly a variant or extension of the same root.
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