I. ˈskrap noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skrap scraps; akin to Old Norse skrapa to scrape
Date: 14th century
1. plural : fragments of discarded or leftover food
2.
a. : a small detached piece
a scrap of paper
b. : a fragment of something written, printed, or spoken
scrap s of conversation
c. : the least bit
not a scrap of evidence
3. plural : cracklings
4.
a. : fragments of stock removed in manufacturing
b. : manufactured articles or parts rejected or discarded and useful only as material for reprocessing ; especially : waste and discarded metal
II. transitive verb
( scrapped ; scrap·ping )
Date: circa 1891
1. : to convert into scrap
2. : to abandon or get rid of as no longer of enough worth or effectiveness to retain
scrap outworn methods
Synonyms: see discard
III. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1846
: fight
IV. intransitive verb
( scrapped ; scrap·ping )
Date: circa 1874
: quarrel , fight