I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a scrap/slip of paper (= a small piece )
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He scribbled Pamela’s address on a scrap of paper.
abandon/scrap a plan (= decide not to continue with it )
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The plan was scrapped because it was too expensive.
every last drop/bit/scrap etc (= all of something, including even the smallest amount of it )
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They made us pick up every last scrap of paper.
lift/scrap a quota (= stop it )
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The minister for trade lifted all quotas on imports and exports.
not a scrap/shred of evidence (= no evidence at all )
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There is not one scrap of evidence against our client.
scrap metal (= old metal that is melted and used again )
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The old trucks were sold as scrap metal .
scrap paper
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
little
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Meredith wrenched her gaze from the sad little scrap of paper and looked about her.
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Once: his telephone number scribbled on a little paper scrap .
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Instead he was standing in front of the Speaker, showing him a raggedly little scrap of paper.
■ NOUN
heap
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The rainwater goods, a mixture of plastic, asbestos and cast iron were fit for the scrap heap .
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As a result, they would be better educated and would not be thrown on the scrap heap .
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Aesthetic appreciation is thrown on the scrap heap .
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Harry Bromley is putting up his own money to try to keep the aircraft off the scrap heap .
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It is too soon to say that the videodisc should be consigned to the scrap heap of technological history.
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They start their young lives by being thrown on the scrap heap at 16, 17 or 18.
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But miners say that the continuing importation of cheap foreign coal is helping to put their jobs on the scrap heap .
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Earlier in my visit I had spotted some castings on his scrap heap which I was fairly sure belonged to a turbine.
paper
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Her official stationery is now being used as scrap paper in the royal mail.
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Staff have been told to use stocks of old stationery as scrap paper .
yard
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Last year a cache of Second World War shells were unearthed on the site of what had previously been a scrap yard .
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He said he was going to look for a radiator at a scrap yard somewhere passed Akers Way.
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The vehicles had come from diverse locations such as stately homes, shooting estates, garages, scrap yards and castles.
■ VERB
gather
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She gathered a handful of scraps , stood up, and hurled them in his face.
sell
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Now they are to be scrapped and sold off as scrap metal.
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Two choices exist, either to sell the material for scrap or use it as a substitute.
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Sir Haydn's family intended to seek an Abandonment Order for the line and sell it for scrap .
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The equipment was sold for scrap , and the line was dismantled in 1942.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Scraps in the playground are a pretty frequent occurrence.
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He scribbled a note on an old scrap of paper.
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It's normal for brothers and sisters to have a few scraps. It's part of growing up.
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The birds would eat any leftover food scraps.
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The Kempers sold their old car to a scrap dealer.
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This quilt was lovingly made from scraps of material.
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Wilson came in, slightly bruised from his scrap with a photographer.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After London Transport took over they were sold where they stood to Cohens for scrap on 9 May 1934.
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But Dove published a whole book based on a few scraps of wood.
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He scrawled them on pieces of newspaper, scraps of the Congressional Record, or junk mail that he picked up.
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Meredith wrenched her gaze from the sad little scrap of paper and looked about her.
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Nonni was the daughter of a prosperous dealer in scrap metal who had also been a lay preacher.
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Sadie would raid the bins for scraps when she could - perhaps her diet of rabbits needed to be supplemented.
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You're now ready to knock the joint apart with a mallet or hammer and a block of scrap softwood.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
law
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Demands to scrap anti-prostitution laws are to be debated at their annual conference.
plan
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The developer must have scrapped his plans by, as it was not a good tune for new golf villas.
system
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They fear scrapping the system could mean ruin for small clubs reliant on the sale of players to survive.
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Council bosses in Sheffield had already scrapped the boiler-check system .
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Labour has said it will scrap the system .
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The house would not approve the prime minister's plans for scrapping the social security system .
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Fifa and Uefa had been working together on finding a compromise since the Commission first threatened to scrap the system .
tax
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He also wanted to scrap the council tax discount offered to second-home owners.
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He would scrap the federal income tax and replace it with a national sales tax, a radical idea.
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We will scrap the remaining tax breaks for company cars and apply tougher limits to permitted emissions.
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He laid the foundations by cutting one percent off interest rates, scrapping special car tax , and boosting the housing industry.
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He scrapped the special car tax , cutting £400 off the cost of an average car.
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The main Bill scraps the poll tax and provides local finance through the establishment of a new council tax.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Plans to build a new airport have been scrapped because of lack of funding.
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The president's proposal to scrap the program has angered many members of Congress.
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The state poured millions of dollars into this program before it was finally scrapped.
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Thousands of older planes will be scrapped as a result of budget cuts.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Animal rights activists complained, and the ad was scrapped.
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Both had poor ratings in a crowded marketplace, with almost two dozen syndicated talk shows scrapping for viewers every day.
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But Mr Milburn, under pressure from Downing Street for a more radical approach, decided to scrap regulations blocking treatment abroad.
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He also wanted to scrap the council tax discount offered to second-home owners.
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She was scrapped a year later, when Wallasey Borough Council hoped to get the name back.
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The house would not approve the prime minister's plans for scrapping the social security system.
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The senator proposed scrapping the 4. 3-cent gasoline tax increase the Clinton administration enacted as part of its budget-deficit reduction.