scrap
transitive verb
intransitive verb
Noun (1)
Verb (1)
Noun (2)
Verb (2)
discard, cast, shed, slough, scrap, junk mean to get rid of.
discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless.
cast, especially when used with off, away, or out, implies a forceful rejection or repudiation.
shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster.
scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form.
Middle English, from Old Norse skrap scraps; akin to Old Norse skrapa to scrape
origin unknown
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
circa 1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1
1846, in the meaning defined above
circa 1874, in the meaning defined above
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