scrapper

scrapper
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scrap [1] ► NOUN 1) a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used. 2) (scraps) bits of uneaten food left after a meal. 3) material discarded for reprocessing.
► VERB (scrapped, scrapping) 1) remove from use or service, especially for conversion to scrap metal. 2) abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law).
ORIGIN Old Norse.
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scrap [2] informal ► NOUN ▪ a fight or quarrel, especially a minor or spontaneous one.
► VERB (scrapped, scrapping) 1) engage in such a fight or quarrel. 2) compete fiercely.
DERIVATIVES scrapper noun.
ORIGIN perhaps from SCRAPE(Cf. ↑scraper).

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