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scrap

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01noun

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

“a bit of rock caught him in the eye”

02noun

worthless material that is to be disposed of

03noun

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”

04noun

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

“a fight broke out at the hockey game”

“there was fighting in the streets”

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05verb

dispose of (something useless or old)

“trash these old chairs”

“junk an old car”

06verb

have a disagreement over something

“We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America”

“These two fellows are always scrapping over something”

07verb

make into scrap or refuse

“scrap the old airplane and sell the parts”

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