scraps
part of speech
noun (scraps — plural of scrap; scrap, a scrap); verb form (scraps — of scrap: scrap, scraps, scrapped, scrapping)
meaning for a pupil
1) Scraps are small pieces of something, especially left over, like scraps of paper or cloth. tree →
2) Food scraps are bits of food left after a meal. tree →
3) Scrap (metal) is old metal collected to be used again. tree →
4) A scrap is also a small fight. tree →
5) «Scraps» is also the verb: «he scraps the plan» means he throws it away. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life food scraps can go to compost or the bin; in art lessons pupils use scraps of paper and fabric for collages. In stories, hungry characters live on scraps. Phrases: «food scraps», «scraps of paper», «scrap metal», «table scraps», «get into a scrap».
examples
- Put the food scraps in the compost bin. tree →
- We made a collage from scraps of coloured paper. tree →
- Don't feed the dog scraps from the table. tree →
- Old cars are crushed and sold as scrap metal. tree →
- The boys got into a scrap in the playground. tree →
- The poor puppy lived on scraps. tree →
- All kinds of things swam over her--shavings, bits of straw, and scraps of old newspapers. tree →
note
Plural of «scrap». Verb: «scrap» = throw away or cancel, past «scrapped» (double p). Don't confuse with «scrape» (to rub with something sharp).
In the corpora
- In many countries it is against the law to feed pigs kitchen leftovers, because meat scraps can spread serious pig diseases.
- Bones, frozen bodies, cave paintings and chewed scraps are the clues that let us picture this lost world.
- A compost heap gets warm because microbes break down the scraps and release energy as heat.
- Food scraps can be composted: microbes break them down into compost, which feeds plants.
- Before stacking plates, scrape the leftovers into the bin or the food caddy, a small bin just for food scraps.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «scraps» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.