scrap
Tussle or remnant
Scrap is a small piece or fragment, especially one left over after the main portion has been used: scraps of fabric, scraps of paper.
Food scraps are what remain after a meal.
Scrap metal is discarded metal suitable for reprocessing.
To scrap something is to discard or abandon it: They scrapped the plan.
Separately, a scrap is a brief fight or quarrel, and to scrap is to engage in one: The kids were scrapping in the yard.
Broken fragment of something brittle
bit · piece · sliver · morsel · particle · speck · remnant · cutting
Light, casual throw
- dumpWaste disposal site
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- chuckThrow carelessly or informally
trash · bin · junk · reject · abandon · dispose · throw out · get rid of
Disorderly group fight
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- dust-upBrief, minor fight
punch-up · fracas · ruckus · set-to · run-in · fisticuffs · melee · rumble
Recovering damaged goods
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- upcycleCreatively reuse discarded materials
- reuseEmploy something again
- reclaimTake back possession
recover · sustainability · waste · sorting · recyclable · divert · circular · redemption
shard
Broken fragment of something brittle
snippet · bit · piece · sliver · morsel · particle · speck · remnant · cutting · offcut
toss
Light, casual throw
chuck · trash · bin · junk · reject · abandon · dispose · throw out · get rid of · deep-six
brawl
Disorderly group fight
dust-up · punch-up · fracas · ruckus · set-to · run-in · fisticuffs · melee · rumble · feisty
salvage
Recovering damaged goods
reclaim · recover · sustainability · waste · sorting · recyclable · divert · circular · redemption · reclamation
remnants
What stays after most goes
excess · spare · waste · dregs · leavings · tailings · remains · oddment · trimmings · parings
iron
Element twenty-six
brass · bronze · salvage · junkyard · smelter · foundry · welding · ferrous · recycler · crusher
- Insignificant thingstrivial, minor, small, tiny, negligible
- junktrash, garbage, refuse, rubbish, waste
- remnantsremnant, residue, leftover, remainder, vestige
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
- tiny amountsbit, drop, hint, dash, dot
- aluminum productsaluminum foil, aluminum siding, aluminum wire, foil, soda cans
- from scratchStarting with nothing prepared
- scratch the surfaceExamine only superficially
- scrape bySurvive with minimal resources
- table scrapsLeftover food fragments
- scratch thatWithdraw a statement
- chicken scratchIllegible, messy handwriting
scratch, scrape, scraps, scraping, scraped, scrappy, scrapbook, scrapped, scraper