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of evidence to link him with the crime. 2 scraps. remnants,
remains, leftovers, leavings, residue, vestiges, traces,
scrapings, discards, rejections, rejects: In the alley, two
cats were fighting over some scraps of garbage. 3 waste,
debris, rubbish, Colloq junk: Any computer more than five years
old isn't even worth its weight as scrap.
--v. 4 discard, throw away, reject, abandon, give up, consign
to the scrap heap, forsake, forget, get rid of, dispose of,
dispense with, Colloq junk, US trash: If I were you, I would
buy a new car and scrap this one.
scrapý n. 1 fight, brawl, fracas, fray, affray, rumpus, scuffle,
Donnybrook, battle (royal); row, dispute, argument, quarrel,
disagreement, wrangle, squabble, tiff, spat, Colloq ruckus,
set-to, dust-up: A terrible scrap broke out in the pub last and
the police were called in. Our neighbours were having a scrap
about who should take the dog for a walk.
--v. 2 fight, brawl, spar, scuffle, battle, row, wrangle,
argue, disagree, squabble, bicker: Let's not scrap over trifles
- only important things.
scrapbook n. album, portfolio, collection: She keeps a scrapbook of
reviews of her stage triumphs.
scrape v. 1 abrade, graze, scratch, bark, scuff, skin, bruise, damage,
injure: I scraped my knee on the pavement when I fell. 2
Often, scrape off or away or out. remove, rub off or away, scour
or scrub or clean (off or away), scratch off or away, claw (at
or away or out), gouge out, scrabble (at), dig out or away at:
As I scraped away the grime, a beautiful mosaic was revealed.
Each sled dog scraped out a hole in the snow and snuggled into
it. 3 skimp, scrimp (and scrape), save, stint, be frugal or
stingy or parsimonious or thrifty, pinch and save or scrape,
economize; struggle, US scrabble: Only by scraping were we able
to pay the increased taxes. 4 bow and scrape. make obeisance,
kowtow, salaam, genuflect, kiss the feet or hem or ring, grovel,
demean or lower oneself, prostrate oneself, toady, Colloq
boot-lick: He can bow and scrape all he likes, but Jones will
get nowhere with the foreman. 5 scrape by or through. get by,
cope, (barely) manage, survive, scrape or get along, Colloq
squeak by, barely make it: We are just about able to scrape by