Scrap - English meaning

noun

A noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.

Usage examples:

I had an altercation with the ticket collector

noun

A loud argument or disagreement

Usage examples:

According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant.

verb

Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one's view.

Usage examples:

Sociologists argue that inequalities in industrial societies are being reduced

verb

To disagree esp. strongly and sometimes angrily in talking or discussing something

Usage examples:

They argued about money., i can’t argue with you about that (= i agree with you)., [ i ] they argue…

verb

To speak angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with them

Usage examples:

Argue over they were arguing over which film to go and see., the children are always arguing., argu…

noun

An exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

Usage examples:

I've had an argument with my father

noun

A disagreement, or the process of disagreeing

Usage examples:

The children had an argument about/over what game to play., he got into an argument with jeff in th…

noun

A reason or reasons why you support or oppose an idea or suggestion, or the process of explaining these reasons

Usage examples:

Now that we've heard all the arguments for and against the proposal, let's vote on it., [ + that ] …

noun

The smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist.

Usage examples:

Once removed from an atom, an electron may in turn ionize other atoms or molecules.

noun

The smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. atoms can combine to form a molecule

Usage examples:

A molecule of carbon dioxide (co2) has one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms., figurative he hasn't …

idiom

To disagree

Usage examples:

They're at odds over the funding of the project., her version of events was at odds with (= very di…

phrase

To be in disagreement with someone or something, or to be different from him, her, or it

Usage examples:

Young people's reactions to world events are often at variance with those of their parents., her pu…

verb

Argue about petty and trivial matters.

Usage examples:

Couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce

verb

To argue about unimportant matters

Usage examples:

They were bickering over what to order and where to sit.

verb

To argue about things that are not important

Usage examples:

Will you two stop bickering!, they're always bickering with each other about/over their personal pr…

noun

A receptacle in which to deposit rubbish.

Usage examples:

Bin wagons, rubbish bins and boxes are all in line for a major shake-up to smooth the way for kerbs…

verb

Throw (something) away by putting it in a bin.

Usage examples:

Piles of junk that should have been binned years ago

prefix

Variant form of bi- before a vowel (as in binaural ).

noun

A small piece, part, or quantity of something.

Usage examples:

Give the duck a bit of bread

verb

Past of bite.

verb

Put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

Usage examples:

However, they can experience behavioral problems when ridden, many coming back to bad experiences w…

noun

A rough or noisy fight or quarrel.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a drunken brawl in a bar

verb

Fight or quarrel in a rough or noisy way.

Usage examples:

He ended up brawling with a lout outside his house

noun

A physical fight involving a group of people, esp. in a public place

Usage examples:

A brawl in the cafeteria left the place a mess.

noun

A violent confrontation.

Usage examples:

There have been minor clashes with security forces

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Crash together with violent impact

noun

A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

Usage examples:

The eternal conflict between the sexes

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

noun

An active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs

Usage examples:

[ c ] conflicts between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenager…

noun

Heated disagreement.

Usage examples:

The captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries

noun

Disagreement resulting from opposing arguments

Usage examples:

Their refusal to sign the treaty remains a source of contention between the two countries., [ + tha…

noun

The disagreement that results from opposing arguments

Usage examples:

There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favour, there's someone f…

noun

A minor dispute or disagreement.

Usage examples:

She had occasional contretemps with her staff

noun

A small argument or unlucky event, often happening in public and causing social embarrassment

Usage examples:

Contretemps between there was a slight contretemps between richard and some guy at the bar., contre…

noun

A small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit.

Usage examples:

She brushed some cake crumbs off her dress

verb

Cover (food) with breadcrumbs.

Usage examples:

While the sweet potato is cooking, crumb the fish

noun

A very small piece that has fallen from bread , cookies, or cake

Usage examples:

The floor was covered with crumbs after breakfast.

verb

Be unlike or dissimilar.

Usage examples:

The second set of data differed from the first

verb

To be not like something else; to be different

Usage examples:

American english and british english obviously differ in pronunciation., we may differ on what the …

verb

To be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way

Usage examples:

Differ in the twins look alike, but they differ in temperament., differ from his views differ consi…

idiom

A disagreement

Usage examples:

There was a difference of opinion about the best way to run the business, and as a result i left th…

verb

Have or express a different opinion.

Usage examples:

No one was willing to disagree with him

verb

To have a different opinion or be unable to agree

Usage examples:

I disagree with you about that., most scientists agree there is a risk, but disagree over the exact…

verb

To not have the same opinion, idea, etc. as someone or to not agree with them

Usage examples:

Disagree about/on sth the two sides in the pay dispute strongly disagree about raises., disagree wi…

noun

Lack of consensus or approval.

Usage examples:

There was some disagreement about the details

noun

A situation in which people have different opinions, or an inability to agree

Usage examples:

[ c ] the candidates had few disagreements about the major issues.

noun

An argument or a situation in which people do not have the same opinion

Usage examples:

Disagreement over we had a disagreement over the fee for the work., disagreement about there is som…

verb

Get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.

Usage examples:

Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded

noun

A thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.

Usage examples:

Caught by bottom-trawling, which causes damage to the seabed, and is part of a complex mixed fisher…

verb

Anything that is cast aside

verb

Order or allow to leave; send away.

Usage examples:

She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road

verb

To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering

Usage examples:

Let’s not dismiss the idea without discussing it., the teacher dismissed the class early.

verb

To remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong

Usage examples:

Dismiss sb for sth salespeople may be dismissed for many reasons, the most common of which is poor …

noun

Debate or argument.

Usage examples:

Promoting consensus rather than disputation

noun

Disagreement or debate (= formal discussion of a topic on which people disagree)

Usage examples:

In religious disputation, there is no place for insult or invective., this led to long legal disput…

noun

A disagreement or argument.

Usage examples:

A territorial dispute between the two countries

verb

Argue about (something).

Usage examples:

The point has been much disputed

noun

An argument or disagreement

Usage examples:

[ c ] management and the union are trying to resolve the dispute over working conditions., her skil…

noun

Disagreement that leads to discord.

Usage examples:

These issues caused bitter dissension in the party

noun

Strong disagreement, esp. within an organization

Usage examples:

There was a good deal of dissension within women’s rights organizations about setting political goa…

noun

Arguments and disagreement, especially in an organization, group, political party, etc.

Usage examples:

Dissension within there are signs of dissension within the ruling political party.

phrasal verb

Terminate, end, or take out

phrasal verb

To get rid of or destroy something

Usage examples:

The governor is proposing to do away with the state transportation department.

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Usage examples:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Usage examples:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

noun

A site for depositing rubbish.

Usage examples:

Putting a halting site beside a dump was unfair in the first place.

verb

Deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way.

Usage examples:

Trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here

verb

To put down or drop something heavy without caring where it goes, or to get rid of something or someone no longer wanted

Usage examples:

The ship was accused of dumping garbage overboard., she missed too many rehearsals and was dumped f…

verb

Force or throw (something) out in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

Lumps of viscous lava were ejected from the volcano

verb

Put out or expel from a place

verb

To force someone to leave a particular place, or to send out something quickly and often with force

Usage examples:

It was difficult to eject squatters from the abandoned building., very seldom do you see any player…

verb

Completely remove or get rid of (something).

Usage examples:

A policy that would eliminate inflation

verb

To remove or take away something

Usage examples:

You can never totally eliminate the possibility of human error., arts programs face elimination in …

verb

To completely remove something that is not wanted or needed

Usage examples:

The problem we confront today is there is no one thing that can eliminate our dependency on petrole…

noun

An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.

Usage examples:

Negotiations should lead to an exchange of land for peace

verb

Short for telephone exchange.

verb

To change something for something else of a similar value or type

Usage examples:

This shirt is too small – can i exchange it for one in a larger size?, before we left the meeting, …

verb

Officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization.

Usage examples:

She was expelled from school

Eliminate

verb

To force someone to leave a country, organization, or school

Usage examples:

He was expelled from school for his continued bad behavior.

noun

An argument

Usage examples:

Have a falling-out rachel and fi had a falling-out and now they're not speaking to each other.

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb

Be engaged in a contest or struggle

noun

A small part broken off or separated from something.

Usage examples:

Small fragments of pottery

verb

Break or cause to break into fragments.

Usage examples:

Lough erne fragmented into a series of lakes

noun

A small piece or part, esp. one that is broken off of something

Usage examples:

A bone fragment, a fragment of indian pottery, she read a fragment of the story.

collocation

Dispose of

phrase

Take action so as to be free of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing)

Usage examples:

We have been campaigning to get rid of the car tax for 20 years

idiom

To find a way to make someone leave because you do not want the person to be with you any longer

Usage examples:

We finally got rid of my little sister by telling her scary stories., i can’t wait to get rid of th…

noun

Wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food.

Usage examples:

He now had two patches of grain and maize while apricots, cherries, plums and quince hung heavily f…

verb

Give a rough surface or texture to.

Usage examples:

Her fingers were grained with chalk dust

noun

A seed from a plant, esp. a grass such as wheat, or the crop from such a plant

Usage examples:

[ c ] wheat and rye are two common grains used in making bread., [ u ] grain is one of the main exp…

noun

A slight or indirect indication or suggestion.

Usage examples:

He has given no hint of his views

verb

Suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly.

Usage examples:

The minister hinted at a possible change of heart

noun

Something that you say or do that shows what you think or want, usually in a way that is not direct

Usage examples:

[ + that ] he's dropped (= given) several hints to the boss that he'll quit if he doesn't get a pro…

noun

The ninth letter of the greek alphabet ( ι, ι ), transliterated as ‘i’.

noun

An extremely small amount

Usage examples:

I haven't seen one iota of evidence to support his claim.

noun

The ninth letter of the greek alphabet

verb

Throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.

Usage examples:

Six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea

noun

The action of jettisoning something.

Usage examples:

The jettison lever

verb

To throw away or get rid of something that is not wanted or needed

Usage examples:

Some of her material will probably be jettisoned for the tv show., the bombs were jettisoned over t…

verb

Write (something) quickly.

Usage examples:

When you've found the answers, jot them down

noun

A very small amount.

Usage examples:

You didn't care a jot

verb

To write something quickly in a short note

Usage examples:

[ m ] the guard jotted down the van’s license plate number.

verb

Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).

Usage examples:

I've lost my appetite

verb

To not be able to find something

Usage examples:

I lost my keys somewhere in the house., two officers chased the suspect, but he turned down an alle…

verb

To no longer have something or have less of something, because it has been taken away from you, or you fail to keep it

Usage examples:

Manufacturing lost 11,000 jobs in june after several months of small increases., she was among 40 p…

noun

A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.

Usage examples:

Juliet pushed a morsel of toast into her mouth

noun

A very small piece of food

Usage examples:

She ate every last morsel on her plate.

noun

An item or piece of something, typically one left over from a larger piece or set.

Usage examples:

A quilt made from oddments of silk

noun

A piece of waste material that is left behind after cutting a larger piece.

Usage examples:

A timber offcut

noun

A unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 28 grams).

Usage examples:

Melt three ounces of butter in a large frying pan

noun

Another term for snow leopard.

noun

A minute portion of matter.

Usage examples:

Tiny particles of dust

noun

An extremely small piece of something

Usage examples:

Dust particles

noun

A word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or no meaning

Usage examples:

In the sentence "i tidied up the room", the adverb "up" is a particle.

noun

A portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole.

Usage examples:

A piece of cheese

verb

Assemble something from parts or pieces.

Usage examples:

The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

A piece of cake/chicken/pizza, the vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts)., sh…

noun

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

verb

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

noun

A short, heavy, square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest.

noun

A part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed.

Usage examples:

The bogs are an endangered remnant of a primeval landscape

adjective

Remaining.

Usage examples:

Remnant strands of hair

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane

noun

A number of people or things in a more or less straight line.

Usage examples:

Her villa stood in a row of similar ones

verb

Propel (a boat) with oars.

Usage examples:

Out in the bay a small figure was rowing a rubber dinghy

noun

A spell of rowing.

Usage examples:

The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat s…

noun

A simple roofed structure used for garden storage, to shelter animals, or as a workshop.

Usage examples:

A bicycle shed

verb

Park (a vehicle) in a depot.

Usage examples:

The buses were temporarily shedded in that depot

verb

(of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground.

Usage examples:

Both varieties shed leaves in winter

noun

A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.

Usage examples:

Her dress was torn to shreds

verb

Tear or cut into shreds.

Usage examples:

The tender inside leaves can be shredded finely for tasty salads and braised red cabbage is fantast…

verb

To cut or tear something into small pieces

Usage examples:

Shred some lettuce into the salad bowl., he shredded documents to get rid of them., there isn’t a s…

verb

Cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes.

Usage examples:

She was snipping a few dead heads off the roses

noun

An act of snipping something.

Usage examples:

He took a snip at a dandelion on the grass

verb

To cut something, usually with a few quick actions using scissors (= cutting device with two blades) or a similar device

Usage examples:

I asked the barber just to snip the ends of my hair.

noun

A small piece or brief extract.

Usage examples:

Snippets of information about the war

noun

A small bit or part of something

Usage examples:

I’ll watch snippets of baseball games, but i just don’t have that much time to sit and watch the wh…

noun

A thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship.

Usage examples:

The spars - those are those huge, diagonal sticks hanging from the masts - are the frame for the sa…

verb

Make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training.

Usage examples:

One contestant broke his nose while sparring

noun

A period or bout of sparring.

Usage examples:

Maybe she could beat him in a spar match, but he wouldn't find out until the annual martial arts to…

noun

A tiny spot.

Usage examples:

The figure in the distance had become a mere speck

verb

Mark with small spots.

Usage examples:

Their skin was specked with goose pimples

noun

A smoked ham of a type produced in north-eastern italy.

Usage examples:

Add the radicchio, thyme, speck, prosciutto, and chicken stock and cook for another eight to ten mi…

noun

A noisy quarrel about something trivial.

Usage examples:

Family squabbles

verb

Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter.

Usage examples:

The boys were squabbling over a ball

noun

A disagreement, often about an unimportant matter

Usage examples:

Family squabbles with your brothers and sisters, they squabbled about how the money would be spent.

noun

An idea or plan put forward for consideration.

Usage examples:

Here are some suggestions for tackling the problem

noun

An idea, possible plan, or action that is mentioned for other people to consider

Usage examples:

[ c ] she made some helpful suggestions on how to cut our costs., [ c ] they didn’t like my suggest…

noun

A feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true.

Usage examples:

She had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her

noun

A feeling or belief that something is likely or true

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] there are suspicions that he may not be able to play at all., [ c ] his strange b…

noun

Irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper, or other material.

Usage examples:

He was forced to wear rags and tatters a beggar would scorn

collocation

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

Discard something as unwanted.

Usage examples:

I threw out all the old torn clothes

phrasal verb

(of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something brought before it.

Usage examples:

The charges were thrown out by the magistrate

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Usage examples:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

noun

An act of touching someone or something.

Usage examples:

Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant

verb

Make physical contact with, come in contact with

verb

Find or discover by investigation.

Usage examples:

Police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area

noun

A mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something.

Usage examples:

Remove all traces of the old adhesive

noun

Each of the two side straps, chains, or ropes by which a horse is attached to a vehicle that it is pulling.

Usage examples:

The horses pulling the carriage suddenly snapped the traces and bolted off

noun

A vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something.

Usage examples:

There was a tussle for the ball

verb

Engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle.

Usage examples:

The kids tussled with each other

verb

Speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat, especially for the sake of secrecy.

Usage examples:

Alison was whispering in his ear

noun

A soft or confidential tone of voice; a whispered word or phrase.

Usage examples:

She spoke in a whisper

verb

To say something very quietly, using the breath but not the voice

Usage examples:

[ i ] what are you girls whispering about?, they spoke in whispers, not wanting anyone to hear them.

noun

A very small part or amount.

Usage examples:

The last whit of warmth was drawn off by the setting sun

adjective

Short for whitsuntide.

noun

Not any amount

Usage examples:

There's not a whit of sense in that head of his!

noun

A small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something.

Usage examples:

Wisps of smoke rose into the air

noun

A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated.

Usage examples:

An insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments

verb

Have a long, complicated dispute or argument.

Usage examples:

The bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print

verb

To argue, often in a noisy or angry way

Usage examples:

We have been wrangling with the management for weeks over parking spaces for employees.