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SCRAP METAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scrap metal mean?
• SCRAP METAL (noun)
The noun SCRAP METAL has 1 sense:
1. discarded metal suitable for reprocessing
Familiarity information: SCRAP METAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discarded metal suitable for reprocessing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Context example:
he finally sold the car for scrap metal
Hypernyms ("scrap metal" is a kind of...):
rubbish; scrap; trash (worthless material that is to be disposed of)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scrap metal"):
scrap iron (iron to be melted again and reworked)
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