The Clue
Gives up on (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SCRAPS
Tags
Notes
The answer SCRAPS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Chaplin co-star: 1918
Definition
SCRAPS as a noun:
1. (garbage, refuse, food waste, scraps) = food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
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"