English noun: scrap | |||
1. | scrap (object) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | ||
Samples | A bit of rock caught him in the eye. | ||
Synonyms | bit, chip, flake, fleck | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fragment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | exfoliation, matchwood, scale, scurf, scurf, sliver, splinter | ||
2. | scrap (substance) worthless material that is to be disposed of | ||
Synonyms | rubbish, trash | ||
Broader (hypernym) | waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | debris, detritus, dust, junk, litter, rubble, scrap metal | ||
3. | scrap (artifact) a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used | ||
Samples | She jotted it on a scrap of paper. There was not a scrap left. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | piece | ||
4. | scrap (act) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle | ||
Samples | A fight broke out at the hockey game. There was fighting in the streets. The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap. | ||
Synonyms | combat, fight, fighting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | battle, conflict, struggle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | affaire d'honneur, affray, banging, battering, beating, brawl, brush, clash, close-quarter fighting, cut-and-thrust, disturbance, dogfight, dogfight, duel, encounter, fencing, fistfight, fisticuffs, fray, free-for-all, gang fight, gunfight, gunplay, hassle, impact, in-fighting, knife fight, rough-and-tumble, ruffle, rumble, scuffle, set-to, shock, shootout, single combat, skirmish, slugfest, snickersnee, tussle, whipping | ||
Part holonym | blow | ||
English verb: scrap | |||
1. | scrap (possession) dispose of (something useless or old) | ||
Samples | Trash these old chairs. Junk an old car. Scrap your old computer. | ||
Synonyms | junk, trash | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out | ||
2. | scrap (communication) have a disagreement over something | ||
Samples | We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America. These two fellows are always scrapping over something. | ||
Synonyms | altercate, argufy, dispute, quarrel | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | argue, contend, debate, fence | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brawl, fall out, polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize, spat, wrangle | ||
3. | scrap (change) make into scrap or refuse | ||
Samples | Scrap the old airplane and sell the parts. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | convert | ||