scrap

CEFRB2

/ˈskɹæp/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small piece left from something larger.

  2. 02

    verb

    To throw away or cancel something.

Examples

  • Put the plan on the scrap heap.

  • There wasn't a scrap of truth in the statement.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Leftover food.

  2. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

  3. The smallest amount.

More examples

In context

  • Give the scraps to the animals: any meat to the dogs, and the rest to the hogs.

  • I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.

  • I don't care a scrap.

Synonyms

Quick test

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After the accident, only a tiny blank of metal remained from the car.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep- (“to engrave”). Cf. Swedish skräp (“garbage”).