scrap
To discard; to get rid ofTo discard; to get rid of.
» There isn't a scrap of food in the refrigerator.
В холодильнике нет ни крошки еды. — sharptoothed
У холодильнику не залишилося їжі. — triantafillou
sharptoothed · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(transitive)To discard; to get rid of.
wegwerfen, verschrotten
списыватьspisyvatʹ, списатьspisatʹ
(transitive)To stop working on (a project or plan) indefinitely.
(intransitive)To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
(transitive)To dispose of at a scrapyard.
verschrotten, abwracken
dispose of (something useless or old)
(transitive)To make into scrap.
make into scrap or refuse
To fight
Examples
108 sentencesThere isn't a scrap of food in the refrigerator.
У холодильнику не залишилося їжі. — triantafillou
ruВ холодильнике нет ни крошки еды. — sharptoothed
Tom fed his dog table scraps.
ruТом накормил свою собаку остатками еды со стола. — odexed
Tom feeds his dog table scraps.
The plan has now been scrapped.
The entire plan has been scrapped.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”), froFrom Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep- (“to engrave”). Cf. Swedish skräp (“garbage”).
Perhaps from the obsolete colloquial meaning "sinister plot, scheme, villainy", or a dialectal variant of scrape.
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Forms
scraps, scrapping, scrapped, scrappedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle