scrap

To cancel, abandon, or discard something that is no longer useful or practical.

• The committee decided to scrap the entire project after the budget cuts.

• Are they planning to scrap that proposal or revise it?

To engage in a fight or competitive struggle.

• The underdogs had to scrap for every single point during the tournament.

• They have been scrapping over the inheritance for months.

A small detached piece, fragment, or leftover portion of something.

• She scribbled the phone number on a scrap of paper from her purse.

• Did you feed the table scraps to the dog again?

Discarded metal or other manufactured material suitable for reprocessing or recycling.

• They sold the wrecked car to a local dealer for scrap metal.

• How much scrap did the factory produce this quarter?

A short, minor fight or physical altercation.

• The two boys got into a scrap behind the school gym.

• Was that noisy scrap in the parking lot broken up quickly?