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Meaning of scrap

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  scrap
      n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a
           bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {chip},
           {flake}, {fleck}, {scrap}]
      2: worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: {rubbish},
         {trash}, {scrap}]
      3: a small piece of something that is left over after the rest
         has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there
         was not a scrap left"
      4: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke
         out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets";
         "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fight},
         {fighting}, {combat}, {scrap}]
      v 1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old
           chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn:
           {trash}, {junk}, {scrap}]
      2: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the
         question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows
         are always scrapping over something" [syn: {quarrel},
         {dispute}, {scrap}, {argufy}, {altercate}]
      3: make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell
         the parts"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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