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• scrap — 01. I wrote the phone number on a [scrap] of paper, and now I can t find it. 02. The child was throwing [scraps] of meat to his puppy under the table. 03. The committee decided to [scrap] the plan altogether, and start all over. 04. We collected… …   Grammatical examples in English

• plan — ▪ I. plan plan 1 [plæn] verb planned PTandPPX planning PRESPARTX 1. [intransitive, transitive] to think carefully about something you want to do in the future, and decide exactly how you will do it: • We ve been planning this …   Financial and business terms

• scrap — Ⅰ. scrap [1] ► NOUN 1) a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used. 2) (scraps) bits of uneaten food left after a meal. 3) material discarded for reprocessing. ► VERB (scrapped …   English terms dictionary

• Plan XVII — was the name of the battle plan adopted by the French General Staff in 1913, to be put into effect by the French Army in the event of war between France and Germany. When Germany declared war a year later, France riposted with five initiatives,… …   Wikipedia

• scrap — ▪ I. scrap scrap 1 [skræp] noun [uncountable] materials or objects that can no longer be used for the purpose they were made for, but that can be used again in another way: • The car was eventually sold for scrap. • Scrap metal can be recycled. • …   Financial and business terms

• scrap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small piece or amount ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small, tiny ▪ She scribbled the address on a little scrap of paper. ▪ last ▪ He removed the last sc …   Collocations dictionary

• scrap — I UK [skræp] / US noun Word forms scrap : singular scrap plural scraps * 1) [countable] a small piece of something such as paper or cloth scrap of: Messages were written on scraps of paper. a) [countable] a small piece of something such as… …   English dictionary

• scrap — scrap1 [ skræp ] noun * 1. ) count scrap of a small piece of something such as paper or cloth: Messages were written on scraps of paper. a ) count scrap of a small piece of something such as information or knowledge: Every scrap of evidence has… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scrap — scrap1 [skræp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(paper/cloth)¦ 2¦(old objects)¦ 3¦(food)¦ 4¦(information)¦ 5¦(fight)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4; Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: skrap scraps ] [Sense: 5; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: P …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• scrap — 1 noun 1 PAPER/CLOTH (C) a small piece of paper, cloth etc (+ of): He wrote his address on a scrap of paper and gave it to me. | a quilt made out of scraps of old fabric 2 OLD OBJECTS (U) materials or objects that are no longer used for the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• scrap — [skræp] noun I 1) [C] a small piece of something a scrap of paper[/ex] Every scrap of evidence has to be investigated.[/ex] 2) [U] old metal that can be used again after going through a special process The car was sold for scrap.[/ex] 3) [C]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English