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scrap

2 verb
     
scrap2 past tense and past participle scrapped, present participle scrapping
1 [transitive] to decide not to use a plan or system because it is not practical:
We believe that car tax should be scrapped.
2 [transitive] to get rid of an old machine, vehicle etc, and use its parts in some other way:
Two aircraft carriers are being scrapped this year.
3 [intransitive] informal to have a short fight
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