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scrap

noun

  1. recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption
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verb

  1. discard, throw away, dismantling for scraps
  2. fight
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæp/

noun

Etymology: Perhaps from the obsolete colloquial meaning "sinister plot, scheme, villainy", or a dialectal variant of scrape.

  1. A fight, tussle, skirmish.

    We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.

verb

Etymology: Perhaps from the obsolete colloquial meaning "sinister plot, scheme, villainy", or a dialectal variant of scrape.

  1. to fight

    Oh yeah! Keep it spicy! You know I love a good tussle, Gonzales! Keep on scrappin', son! 'Course, it ain't gonna do you much good in the end.