SCRAP

(THROW AWAY) [verb] [T] -pp- - to get rid of (something which is no longer useful or wanted)There's no point keeping this kettle if it doesn't work. Why don't you scrap it?We had to scrap the car after the accident as it was very badly damaged.They're considering scrapping the tax and raising the money in other ways.The proposed international treaty would scrap all short-range nuclear missiles by the end of the decade.Under the new system, student grants would be scrapped and replaced by loans.We scrapped our plans for a trip to France because we had to stay and look after my grandmother.