SCRAP
What does "SCRAP" mean?
A small fragment or leftover piece of something, or discarded waste material.
Meanings
- A small piece or fragment of something. She jotted the number on a scrap of paper.
- Discarded metal or other material collected for reuse. They sold the rusted car for scrap.
- Leftover bits of food. He tipped the dinner scraps into the compost.
- To abandon or discard a plan or thing as no longer useful. Management scrapped the rollout after the first reviews.
- A brief fight or quarrel. The two of them got into a scrap over the last seat. informal
Word origin
The 'fragment' sense is from Old Norse 'skrap' ('scraps, trifles'); the 'fight' sense is separate 19th-century slang, possibly a variant of 'scrape'.
A little poem
A scrap of blue cloth-
her grandmother's apron, now
the smallest patch quilt.
haiku
Wordplay
- I planned to throw away my notes, then changed my mind about the argument. Now I can't tell if I scrapped the paper or just had a scrap over it.
What it teaches
Yesterday's scrap is tomorrow's raw material; nothing is waste until you decide it is.
Quick facts
What does SCRAP mean?
A small fragment or leftover piece of something, or discarded waste material.
Is SCRAP a valid word?
Yes — SCRAP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SCRAP?
SCRAP has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SCRAP come from?
The 'fragment' sense is from Old Norse 'skrap' ('scraps, trifles'); the 'fight' sense is separate 19th-century slang, possibly a variant of 'scrape'.
What can SCRAP teach us?
Yesterday's scrap is tomorrow's raw material; nothing is waste until you decide it is.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.