1 [C] a small piece of sth, especially paper, fabric, etc:
She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper. * (figurative) scraps of news / information * (figurative) She was just a scrap of a thing (= small and thin).
2 [sing.] (usually with a negative) a small amount of sth:
It won't make a scrap of difference. * There's not a scrap of evidence to support his claim. * a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation
3 (scraps) [pl.] food left after a meal:
Give the scraps to the dog.
4 [U] things that are not wanted or cannot be used for their original purpose, but which have some value for the material they are made of:
We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts can be used again). * scrap metal / iron * a scrap merchant / dealer (= a person who buys and sells scrap)
5 (informal) a short fight or quarrel:
He was always getting into scraps at school.
seealsoSCRAPPY
verb (-pp-)
1 [VN] [oftenpassive] to cancel or get rid of sth that is no longer practical or useful:
They had been forced to scrap plans for a new school building. * The oldest of the aircraft were scrapped.
2 [V] (informal) to fight with sb:
The bigger boys started scrapping.
