[scrap] n, often attrib [ME, fr. ON skrap scraps; akin to ON skrapa to scrape] (14c) 1 pl: fragments of discarded or leftover food
2. a: a small detached piece "a ~ of paper" b: a fragment of something written, printed, or spoken "~s of conversation" c: the least bit "not a ~ of evidence" 3 pl: cracklings
4. a: fragments of stock removed in manufacturing b: manufactured articles or parts rejected or discarded and useful only as material for reprocessing; esp: waste and discarded metal
[2]scrap vt scrapped ; scrap.ping (ca. 1891) 1: to convert into scrap
2: to abandon or get rid of as no longer of enough worth or effectiveness to retain "~ outworn methods" syn see discard [3]scrap n [origin unknown] (ca. 1889): fight [4]scrap vi scrapped ; scrap.ping (ca. 1895): quarrel, fight