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scrap

 

[ skrรฆp ]

Context #1

metal

Waste material or by-products that have been discarded after the main product has been produced.

Synonyms

debris, remnants, residue

Examples of usage

  • The scrap metal was collected and recycled.
  • She used old scraps of fabric to make a quilt.
Context #2

remove

To discard or remove something no longer wanted or needed.

Synonyms

abandon, discard, junk

Examples of usage

  • She decided to scrap the original plan and start over.
  • The company scrapped the outdated machinery.

Translations

Translations of the word "scrap" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sucata

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เคฌเคพเคกเคผ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Schrott

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ rongsokan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฑั€ัƒั…ั‚

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zล‚om

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚นใ‚ฏใƒฉใƒƒใƒ—

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ferraille

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ chatarra

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท hurda

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ณ ์ฒ 

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฎุฑุฏุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ลกrot

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ลกrot

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅบŸๆ–™

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ odpadki

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skrot

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐะปะดั‹า›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒœแƒแƒ แƒฉแƒ”แƒœแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ metallolom

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ chatarra

Word origin

The word 'scrap' originated from Old Norse 'skrap', meaning a piece that is cut off or a scrap. The use of 'scrap' to refer to waste material or discarded items began in the 14th century.