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- [skrap]
- /skræp/
- /skræp/
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- [skrap]
- /skræp/
Definitions of scrapped word
- noun scrapped a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws. 1
- adjective scrapped consisting of scraps or fragments. 1
- adjective scrapped existing in the form of fragments or remnants of use only for reworking, as metal. 1
- adjective scrapped discarded or left over. 1
- verb with object scrapped to make into scraps or scrap; break up: to scrap old cars. 1
- verb with object scrapped to discard as useless, worthless, or ineffective: He urged that we scrap the old method of teaching mathematics. 1
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Origin of scrapped
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English scrappe (noun) < Old Norse skrap, derivative of skrapa to scrape
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Parts of speech for Scrapped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scrapped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
scrapped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scrapped
adj scrapped
verb scrapped
- argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
- chucked — Machinery. to hold or secure with a chuck.
- clawed — having claws (sometimes used in combination): sharp-clawed.
- collided — to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash: The two cars collided with an ear-splitting crash.
- conflicted — unable to decide between opposing feelings or views
noun scrapped
- clashed — Simple past tense and past participle of clash.
- crumbed — Simple past tense and past participle of crumb.
- encountered — Simple past tense and past participle of encounter.
- flyspecked — Covered with flyspecks.
- fought — simple past tense and past participle of fight.
adjective scrapped
- junked — Simple past tense and past participle of junk.
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