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as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
only a scrap of silk was left on the sewing table after they had finished the project
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as in fragment
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
a scrap of paper fluttered to the floor
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as in speck
a very small piece
brushed away a scrap of lint
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as in garbage
discarded or useless material
the rest of this stuff is just scrap, so sweep it up and throw it away
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as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
the state legislature's annual scrap over the budget
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as in fight
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
several drunken revelers were involved in a scrap outside of the nightclub
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits
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as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we've decided to scrap the second car
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as in to abandon
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
we scrapped our plans to go to Paris, and set out the next day for Prague
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Recent Examples of scrap
Colleen Slevin, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
Use scrap fabric or old clothes to sew a handful of squares, and use them as coasters, or put them in a frame for easy wall art.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Commissioners officially scrapped the flag-raising idea after weighing input from residents, instead opting Thursday for other ways to remember the many lives lost in the 2023 attack.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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Embers from a smoldering scrap-wood fire set days before on a nearby property used by a Christian religious communal group were also found to have been another cause.
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In years past, such arguments were largely held between more traditional companies, with big content outlets like Disney, Paramount and their rivals scrapping with cable and satellite distributors ranging from Altice to Charter Communications.
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“Scrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrap. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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