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What is the noun for scrapping?

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scrap
  1. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
  2. (plural) Leftover food.
  3. Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
  4. (ethnic) A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated to the Norte gang.
  5. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “There was not, however, a scrap of evidence to show that he was anywhere near the house of the deceased at any material time.”
      “Only a single scrap remained, as if a draft had blown the rest into the gaps in the floor.”
      “The company relies on metal collectors who travel around searching for scrap left behind after the war.”
scrappage
  1. The practice of scrapping something.
  2. (Britain) An amount of money paid by the government to a person trading in an old car (to be scrapped) for a more environmentally-friendly new one.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Whatever else has gone wrong for the Government, scrappage has been a clear success.”
      “The entry-level price of models such as the Picanto and Hyundai i10 during scrappage?”
      “Under the Act, high-polluting vehicles that are donated for scrappage will be replaced with lower-polluting cars of a similar model.”
scrapper
  1. A person who disposes of scraps.
  2. A person who fights doggedly, who exhibits indomitable will.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The scrapper continued to engage in heated arguments, refusing to back down from any disagreement.”
      “You respected him as an unbelievable scrapper with a never-say-die ferocity to play every match as if it was his last.”
      “The Kiwi scrapper was sucked in big time, bit on Gilchrist's comments and was out LBW next ball.”
scrapyard
  1. A junkyard, a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The company car, once the ultimate perk for business executives, could soon be heading for the scrapyard.”
      “Police Captain Blackie Swart confirmed that a scrapyard employee was to appear in court today for receiving stolen property.”
      “Dejectedly they tuck into the strawberry cornets before the van is taken to a scrapyard.”
scrap
  1. A fight, tussle, skirmish.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There was not, however, a scrap of evidence to show that he was anywhere near the house of the deceased at any material time.”
      “Only a single scrap remained, as if a draft had blown the rest into the gaps in the floor.”
      “The company relies on metal collectors who travel around searching for scrap left behind after the war.”
scrapwood
  1. wood that is scrap; left-over oddments of wood
scrapmerchant
  1. A dealer in scrap
scrapping
scrapmerchants
  1. plural of scrapmerchant
scraps
  1. plural of scrap, left over pieces.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “After finishing their meal, the restaurant patrons left behind a messy table covered in scraps of food and napkins.”
      “After the fancy dinner, the guests were disappointed to receive only scraps of food, barely enough to appease their hunger.”
scrappings
scrapyards
scrappages
  1. plural of scrappage
scrappers
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