Collocations for scrap - noun
1. small piece or amount
ADJ.
little
She scribbled the address on a little scrap of paper.
She scribbled the address on a little scrap of paper.
food
The pigs are fed on food scraps.
The pigs are fed on food scraps.
PREP.
~ of
Every scrap of land in the town has been built on.
Every scrap of land in the town has been built on.
2. recyclable items or material
QUANT.
piece
VERB + SCRAP
sell sth for
The engine has been sold for scrap.
The engine has been sold for scrap.
collect
SCRAP + NOUN
iron, material, metal, paper, etc. | heap, yard (also ‘scrapyard’)
My first computer has been consigned to the scrap heap.
My first computer has been consigned to the scrap heap.
dealer, merchant | value
Police estimate the scrap value of the lead at around £8,000.
Police estimate the scrap value of the lead at around £8,000.
3. fight
VERB + SCRAP
get into, have
PREP.
in a/the ~
He looks like he''s been in a scrap.
He looks like he''s been in a scrap.
~ with
He had a bit of a scrap with the boy next door.
He had a bit of a scrap with the boy next door.