scrap

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /skræp/ UK /skræp/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

1

noun
a small discarded fragment; to discard or abandon

They decided to scrap the plan after the budget collapsed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a small discarded fragment;... fragment bit piece morsel remnant discard junk

Opposites

keep retain preserve

Word family

Derived forms scrappyscrapperscrapped

Related forms scrapsscrapyardscrapheap

Common collocations

scrap paper Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old Norse 'skrap' ('scraps, trifles'), related to 'skrapa' ('to scrape'), of Proto-Germanic origin.

skrap Old Norse

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Topics

Describing Qualities

# scrap

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** skræp
**IPA (UK):** skræp

## Meanings
1. a small discarded fragment; to discard or abandon

## Examples
- They decided to scrap the plan after the budget collapsed.

## Synonyms
- fragment
- bit
- piece
- morsel
- remnant
- discard
- junk

## Antonyms
- keep
- retain
- preserve

## Derived Forms
- scrappy
- scrapper
- scrapped

## Related Forms
- scraps
- scrapyard
- scrapheap

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: skrap

## Etymology
From Middle English, from Old Norse 'skrap' ('scraps, trifles'), related to 'skrapa' ('to scrape'), of Proto-Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Scrap comes from Middle English, from Old Norse 'skrap' ('scraps, trifles'), related to 'skrapa' ('to scrape'), of Proto-Germanic origin. The historical trail runs through Old Norse skrap. In modern use it means a small discarded fragment; to discard or abandon. Derived formations include scrappy, scrapper, scrapped; related forms include scraps, scrapyard, scrapheap.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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