SCRAP


Meaning of SCRAP in English

I.

noun

1 small piece or amount

ADJECTIVE

▪ little , small , tiny

She scribbled the address on a little ~ of paper.

▪ last

He removed the last ~s of food from his plate.

▪ leftover

▪ food , kitchen , table ( AmE )

The pigs are fed on food ~s.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

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

PHRASES

▪ every last ~

He ate every last ~ of the food.

2 recyclable items or material

… OF SCRAP

▪ piece

VERB + SCRAP

▪ sell sth as , sell sth for

The engine has been sold for ~.

SCRAP + NOUN

▪ iron , material , metal , paper , wood

▪ heap , yard (usually scrapyard )

My first computer has been consigned to the ~ heap.

▪ dealer , merchant ( BrE )

▪ value

The ~ value of the car is around $200.

3 ( informal ) fight

VERB + SCRAP

▪ get into , have

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

He looks like he's been in a ~.

▪ ~ with

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

II.

verb

Scrap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ plan , ↑ programme , ↑ system

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .