scrap

US: /ˈskɹæp/
UK: /skɹˈæp/


English Vietnamese dictionary


scrap /skræp/
  • danh từ
    • mảnh nhỏ, mảnh rời
    • (số nhiều) đầu thừa đuôi thẹo, mấu thừa
    • đoạn cắt, ảnh cắt (cắt ở báo để đóng thành tập)
    • kim loại vụn; phế liệu
    • tóp mỡ, bã cá (để ép hết dầu)
    • ngoại động từ
      • đập vụn ra
      • thải ra, loại ra, bỏ đi
      • danh từ
        • (từ lóng) cuộc ẩu đả, cuộc đánh nhau
          • to hose a bit of a scrap with somebody: ẩu đả với ai
      • nội động từ
        • (từ lóng) ẩu đả, đánh nhau

      Advanced English dictionary


      noun, verb
      + noun
      1 [C] a small piece of sth, especially paper, fabric, etc: She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper. + (figurative) scraps of news / information + (figurative) She was just a scrap of a thing (= small and thin).
      2 [sing.] (usually with a negative) a small amount of sth: It won't make a scrap of difference. + There's not a scrap of evidence to support his claim. + a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation
      3 (scraps) [pl.] food left after a meal: Give the scraps to the dog.
      4 [U] things that are not wanted or cannot be used for their original purpose, but which have some value for the material they are made of: We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts can be used again). + scrap metal / iron + a scrap merchant / dealer (= a person who buys and sells scrap)
      5 (informal) a short fight or quarrel: He was always getting into scraps at school.
      See also - SCRAPPY
      + verb (-pp-)
      1 [VN] [often passive] to cancel or get rid of sth that is no longer practical or useful: They had been forced to scrap plans for a new school building. + The oldest of the aircraft were scrapped.
      2 [V] (informal) to fight with sb: The bigger boys started scrapping.

      Thesaurus dictionary


      n.
      1 mite, bit, shred, bite, morsel, piece, fragment, shard or sherd, particle, sliver, snippet, snip, crumb, whit, iota, jot or tittle, snatch, drop, drip, grain, speck, molecule, atom, dab, trace, scintilla, hint, suggestion:
      There wasn't a scrap of evidence to link him with the crime.
      2 scraps. remnants, remains, leftovers, leavings, residue, vestiges, traces, scrapings, discards, rejections, rejects:
      In the alley, two cats were fighting over some scraps of garbage.
      3 waste, debris, rubbish, Colloq junk:
      Any computer more than five years old isn't even worth its weight as scrap.
      v.
      4 discard, throw away, reject, abandon, give up, consign to the scrap heap, forsake, forget, get rid of, dispose of, dispense with, Colloq junk, US trash:
      If I were you, I would buy a new car and scrap this one.
      n.
      1 fight, brawl, fracas, fray, affray, rumpus, scuffle, Donnybrook, battle (royal); row, dispute, argument, quarrel, disagreement, wrangle, squabble, tiff, spat, Colloq ruckus, set-to, dust-up:
      A terrible scrap broke out in the pub last and the police were called in. Our neighbours were having a scrap about who should take the dog for a walk.
      v.
      2 fight, brawl, spar, scuffle, battle, row, wrangle, argue, disagree, squabble, bicker:
      Let's not scrap over trifles - only important things.

      Collocation dictionary


      1 small piece or amount

      ADJ.

      little
      She scribbled the address on a little scrap of paper.
      | food
      The pigs are fed on food scraps.

      PREP.

      ~ of
      Every scrap of land in the town has been built on.

      2 recyclable items or material

      QUANT.

      piece

      VERB + SCRAP

      sell sth for
      The engine has been sold for scrap.
      | collect

      SCRAP + NOUN

      iron, material, metal, paper, etc. | heap, yard
      (also
      scrapyard)
      My first computer has been consigned to the scrap heap.
      | dealer, merchant | value
      Police estimate the scrap value of the lead at around £8,000.

      3 fight

      VERB + SCRAP

      get into, have

      PREP.

      in a/the ~
      He looks like he's been in a scrap.
      | ~ with
      He had a bit of a scrap with the boy next door.


      Concise English dictionary


      scrapped|scrapping|scrapsskræp
      noun
      +a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
      +worthless material that is to be disposed of
      +a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
      +the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
      verb
      +dispose of (something useless or old)
      +have a disagreement over something
      +make into scrap or refuse