Scrap vs. Junk

Scrapnoun

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

‘I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.’;

Junknoun

Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash.

Scrapnoun

Leftover food.

‘Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight.’;

Junknoun

A collection of miscellaneous items of little value.

Scrapnoun

The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.

‘pork scraps’;

Junknoun

(slang) Any narcotic drug, especially heroin.

Scrapnoun

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

‘That car isn't good for anything but scrap.’;

Junknoun

(slang) The clothed genitalia.

Scrapnoun

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

Junknoun

(nautical) Salt beef.

Scrapnoun

A fight, tussle, skirmish.

‘We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.’;

Junknoun

Pieces of old cable or cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.

Scrapverb

(transitive) To discard.

Junknoun

(dated) A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece; a chunk.

Scrapverb

To stop working on indefinitely.

Junknoun

(attributive) Material or resources of a kind lacking commercial value.

‘junk fish; junk trees’;

Scrapverb

(intransitive) To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.

Junknoun

(nautical) A Chinese sailing vessel.

Scrapverb

(transitive) To dispose of at a scrapyard.

Junkverb

(transitive) To throw away.

Scrapverb

(transitive) To make into scrap.

Junkverb

(transitive) To find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junk shop)

‘(On Facebook, a record collector wrote:) "The newest addition to my Annette Hanshaw collection, I junked this beautiful flawless E-copy within walking distance from my house."’;

Scrapverb

to fight

Junknoun

A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.

Scrapnoun

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

‘I have no materials - not a scrap.’;

Junknoun

Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.

Scrapnoun

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

Junknoun

Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers.

Scrapnoun

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

Junknoun

Something worthless, or only worth its value as recyclable scrap.

Scrapnoun

Same as Scrap iron, below.

Junknoun

Hard salted beef supplied to ships.

Scrapnoun

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole;

‘a bit of rock caught him in the eye’;

Junknoun

A large vessel, without keel or prominent stem, and with huge masts in one piece, used by the Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, Malays, etc., in navigating their waters.

Scrapnoun

worthless material that is to be disposed of

Junknoun

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Scrapnoun

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’;

Junknoun

any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails

Scrapnoun

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’;

Junkverb

dispose of (something useless or old);

‘trash these old chairs’; ‘junk an old car’; ‘scrap your old computer’;

Scrapverb

dispose of (something useless or old);

‘trash these old chairs’; ‘junk an old car’; ‘scrap your old computer’;

Scrapverb

have a disagreement over something;

‘We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America’; ‘These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something’;

Scrapverb

make into scrap or refuse;

‘scrap the old airplane and sell the parts’;

Scrapadjective

disposed of as useless;

‘waste paper’;

Scrapnoun

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

‘scraps of information’; ‘I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper’;

Scrapnoun

bits of uneaten food left after a meal

‘he filled Sammy's bowls with fresh water and scraps’;

Scrapnoun

used to emphasize the lack or smallness of something

‘there was not a scrap of aggression in him’; ‘every scrap of green land is up for grabs by development’;

Scrapnoun

a small person or animal, especially one regarded with affection or sympathy

‘poor little scrap, she's too hot in that tight coat’;

Scrapnoun

a particularly small thing of its kind

‘she was wearing a short black skirt and a tiny scrap of a top’;

Scrapnoun

discarded metal for reprocessing

‘the steamer was eventually sold for scrap’;

Scrapnoun

any waste articles or discarded material

‘we're burning scrap lumber’; ‘he painted scenes on cardboard shirt boxes and other scrap material’;

Scrapnoun

a fight or quarrel, especially a minor or spontaneous one

‘he had several minor scraps with the army authorities’; ‘they were involved in a goalmouth scrap and a player was sent off’;

Scrapverb

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

‘a bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant’;

Scrapverb

abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law)

‘he supports the idea that road tax should be scrapped’;

Scrapverb

engage in a minor fight or quarrel

‘the older boys started scrapping with me’;

Scrapverb

compete fiercely

‘the two drivers scrapped for the lead’;

Scrap

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.