scrapping

Verb (1)

scrap (third-person singular simple present scraps, present participle scrapping, simple past and past participle scrapped)

1. (transitive) To discard; to get rid of.
   • The party plans to scrap the military-drafted constitution, and bring the army's many business interests under the Ministry of Finance.2023 May 29, Jonathan Head, “Pita Limjaroenrat: Thai election upstart who vows to be different”, in BBC
2. (transitive) To stop working on (a project or plan) indefinitely.

   Synonyms:

   abort, cancel, mothball

3. (intransitive) To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
4. (transitive) To dispose of at a scrapyard.
   • Northern made much of the scrapping of the first of the Pacers (142005), and to date 35 of its Class 142s have been scrapped, with a further 11 off-lease at Gascoigne Wood.2020 May 20, John Crosse, “Soon to be gone... but never forgotten”, in Rail, page 63
5. (transitive) To make into scrap.
   • Standing on the mountain above Caerphilly, one may reflect upon the gap where once stood Llanbradach Viaduct, and look near at hand upon the restored ruins of Caerphilly Castle; man labours to rebuild the mediaeval whilst he ruthlessly scraps the modern.1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 165

Verb (2)

scrap (third-person singular simple present scraps, present participle scrapping, simple past and past participle scrapped)

1. to fight
   • Oh yeah! Keep it spicy! You know I love a good tussle, Gonzales! Keep on scrappin', son! 'Course, it ain't gonna do you much good in the end.2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Glitzville

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Noun

scraping (plural scrapings)

1. The sound or action of something being scraped.
   • We explored the basement, wherein she had so often heard heavy footsteps, thuddings, and scrapings.2003, Brad Steiger, Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places, page 30

   Synonyms:

   scrape

2. Something removed by being scraped.
   • the scrapings of roads and ditches

   Synonyms:

   scrape

3. Automated collection of data, data scraping.
   • The practice of scraping the internet is longstanding and was largely disclosed by the companies and nonprofit organizations that did it. But it was not well understood or seen as especially problematic by the companies that owned the data.2023 July 15, Sheera Frenkel, Stuart A. Thompson, “‘Not for Machines to Harvest’: Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN