Scrab vs. Scrap — What's the Difference?

Scratch or scrape (something)

Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered metals, and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling.

An injury or mark caused by scratching

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used

(transitive) To scrape or scratch.

Discarded metal for reprocessing

A crabapple.

A fight or quarrel, especially a minor or spontaneous one

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel

A small piece or bit; a fragment.

Scraps Leftover bits of food.

Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.

Scraps Crisp pieces of rendered animal fat; cracklings.

A fight or scuffle.

To break down into parts for disposal or salvage

To discard or abandon as useless; cancel

To fight, usually with the fists.

A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

The smallest amount.

Leftover food.

The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.

(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.scrap [4]

A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.

(uncountable) Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher grades.

A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Sureno gang.

(obsolete) A snare for catching birds.

A fight, tussle, skirmish.

(transitive) To discard.

To stop working on indefinitely.

(intransitive) To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.

(transitive) To dispose of at a scrapyard.

(transitive) To make into scrap.

To fight

Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.

The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps.

Same as Scrap iron, below.

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;

Dispose of (something useless or old);

Have a disagreement over something;

Make into scrap or refuse;

Disposed of as useless;