What are two different meanings of scrap? Two different meanings of scrap are: first, as a noun meaning a small leftover piece or fragment of material, for example a scrap of paper, food scraps, or metal scrap that is discarded waste intended for recycling. Second, as a verb meaning to fight, or as a noun meaning a fight, for example to get into a scrap means to get into a fight, and you wanna scrap? means do you want to fight? This fighting sense is common in informal slang. Another pair of meanings is to scrap meaning to discard or cancel something, as in scrap the old plan, versus scrap meaning a small piece. So scrap can mean both a small piece and to throw away, which are related, and also a fight, which is distinct. It is often confused with scrape, which is a shallow wound from friction, medically called an abrasion, or the act of rubbing to remove layers. For example, he had a scrap of paper in his pocket is fragment, he got into a scrap after school is fight, lets scrap the project is cancel. Context and pronunciation determine meaning, and in writing, scrap versus scrape are different words despite similar sound.
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