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Meaning of scrap
noun
- A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. Example: I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.
- (usually in the plural) Leftover food. Example: Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight.
- The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat. Example: pork scraps
- Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk. Example: That car isn't good for anything but scrap.
- (in the plural) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
verb
- To discard.
- (of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.
- To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
- To dispose of at a scrapyard.
- To make into scrap.
noun
- A fight, tussle, skirmish. Example: We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.
verb
- To fight
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
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