The Clue
Bout (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SCRAP
Tags
Notes
The answer SCRAP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
Related Clues
Dump
Fight
Fracas
Fragment
Jettison
Junk
Quarrel
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Set-to
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Discard as useless
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Leftover bit
Old metal
Take to the dump
Metal to be reprocessed
Definition
SCRAP as a noun:
1. (bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap) = a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
2. (rubbish, trash, scrap) = worthless material that is to be disposed of
3. a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left"
4. (fight, fighting, combat, scrap) = the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
SCRAP as a verb:
1. (trash, junk, scrap) = dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"
2. (quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate) = have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
3. make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts"