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# scrap

«scrap» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small piece of something, such as paper or cloth** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a scrap, scraps; scrap — waste metal, uncountable); verb (scrap, scraps, scrapped, scrapping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A scrap is a small piece of something, such as paper or cloth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#m1)

2) Scraps are bits of food left over after a meal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#m2)

3) Scrap is old metal or other material that is thrown away or recycled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#m3)

4) To scrap something means to get rid of it or cancel it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#m4)

5) A scrap is a small fight or argument (informal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday life: scrap paper for jotting; feed scraps to the hens; scrap cars are recycled. Art and design: scraps of fabric for a collage, a scrapbook. Stories and playground: a scrap is a little fight. Plans: «the trip was scrapped» means cancelled. Phrases: scrap paper, a scrap of, food scraps, scrap metal, scrapbook.

### examples

- Use scrap paper for your working out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#x1)
- We fed the food scraps to the chickens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#x2)
- The old car was sold for scrap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#x3)
- The school scrapped the plan for a new pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#x4)
- There isn't a scrap of food left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#x5)
- Two boys got into a scrap in the playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#x6)
- She glued scraps of fabric onto her collage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#x7)
- Trembling with joy, he picked every scrap he could see, and placed it in his wallet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/#x8)

### note

Past: scrapped, -ing: scrapping (double p). Don't confuse with «scrape» (rub with something sharp: scraped). In maths, «scrap paper» is for rough work, so you can show your working.

### In the corpora

- [In many countries it is against the law to feed pigs kitchen leftovers, because meat scraps can spread serious pig diseases.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/138-peppa-pig-real-pigs/13/)
- [Bones, frozen bodies, cave paintings and chewed scraps are the clues that let us picture this lost world.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/385-ice-age-ukraine-and-europe-cave-bears-cave-lions-the-siberian-unicorn-and-mammoth-bone-houses/8/)
- [A compost heap gets warm because microbes break down the scraps and release energy as heat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould/18/)
- [Food scraps can be composted: microbes break them down into compost, which feeds plants.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/32-recycling-second-life/11/)
- [Before stacking plates, scrape the leftovers into the bin or the food caddy, a small bin just for food scraps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/111-chores-and-broken-things/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scrap» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrap/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.