scrap

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  2. noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
  3. noun a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used

Etymology

From Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep- (“to engrave”). Cf. Swedish skräp (“garbage”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bit, chip, flake, fleck

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