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Definition scrap in British English

scrap noun

noun
/skræp/
1

a small piece of something such as paper or cloth

Example

Messages were written on scraps of paper.

Synonyms and related words
e-waste rubbish litter
1.1

a small piece of something such as information or knowledge

Example

Every scrap of evidence has to be investigated.

Example

a few scraps of dialogue

Synonyms and related words
information data datum
1.2

small amounts of food that are left after a meal

Synonyms and related words
a stick of butter/margarine batch bed
2

old metal or paper that can be used again after going through a special process

Example

scrap iron

Example

a scrap dealer/merchant

Example

The car was sold for scrap.

Synonyms and related words
e-waste rubbish litter
Synonyms and related words
argument disagreement conflict
4

a very small thin person, often a child

Synonyms and related words
brat brood crybaby
Definition scrap in British English