scrap
A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
Example
“I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.”
Other meanings
The smallest amount.
The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
Synonyms
- bit
- chip
- flake
A kind of
- fragment
Kinds of scrap
- scale
Word history
From Old Norse "skrap".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “scrap” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.