Synonyms: scrap, combat, fight, fighting
Definition: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Usage: a fight broke out at the hockey game; there was fighting in the streets; the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
Similar words: battle, struggle, conflict
Definition: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Usage: the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine; police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
Synonyms: scrap
Definition: a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
Usage: she jotted it on a scrap of paper; there was not a scrap left
Synonyms: bit, flake, fleck, chip, scrap
Definition: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
Usage: a bit of rock caught him in the eye
Similar words: fragment
Definition: a piece broken off or cut off of something else
Usage: a fragment of rock
Synonyms: trash, scrap, rubbish
Definition: worthless material that is to be disposed of
Similar words: waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
Definition: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
Usage: they collect the waste once a week; much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers
Synonyms: scrap
Definition: make into scrap or refuse
Usage: scrap the old airplane and sell the parts
Similar words: convert
Definition: change the nature, purpose, or function of something
Usage: convert lead into gold; convert hotels into jails; convert slaves to laborers
Synonyms: quarrel, dispute, argufy, altercate, scrap
Definition: have a disagreement over something
Usage: We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America; These two fellows are always scrapping over something
Definition: dispose of (something useless or old)
Usage: trash these old chairs; junk an old car; scrap your old computer
Similar words: discard, dispose, toss, toss away, toss out, throw away, throw out, fling, put away, cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out
Definition: throw or cast away
Usage: Put away your worries