scrap

nouns

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap

worthless material that is to be disposed of

rubbish, scrap, trash

a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used

"she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left"

scrap

is a type of (narrower)

a separate part of a whole

"an important piece of the evidence"

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

"a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

combat, fight, fighting, scrap

is derived from

dispose of (something useless or old)

"trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"

junk, scrap, trash

have a disagreement over something

"We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

altercate, argufy, dispute, quarrel, scrap

is derived from

make into scrap or refuse

"scrap the old airplane and sell the parts"

scrap

is a type of (narrower)

change the nature, purpose, or function of something

"convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"