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scrap·heap also scrap heap (skrăpʹhēp') n.* * *
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scrapheap — [skrap′hēp΄] n. a pile of discarded material, as of scrap iron throw on the scrapheap or toss on the scrapheap or cast on the scrapheap to discard or get rid of as useless … English World dictionary
scrapheap — [[t]skræ̱phiːp[/t]] also scrap heap 1) N SING: usu prep the N If you say that someone has been thrown on the scrapheap, you mean that they have been forced to leave their job by an uncaring employer and are unlikely to get other work. Thousands… … English dictionary
scrapheap — UK [ˈskræpˌhiːp] / US [ˈskræpˌhɪp] noun [countable] Word forms scrapheap : singular scrapheap plural scrapheaps a pile of things that are no longer wanted or needed, especially metal objects • on the scrapheap … English dictionary
scrapheap — scrap|heap [ˈskræphi:p] n 1.) on the scrapheap informal not wanted or used any more used especially when this seems unfair ▪ Three years later he was on the political scrapheap. 2.) a pile of unwanted things, especially pieces of metal … Dictionary of contemporary English
scrapheap — noun 1 throw sb/sth on the scrapheap informal to get rid of someone or something because you no longer think they are useful, in a way that seems unfair: Twenty years of loyal service and they re throwing him on the scrapheap! 2 (C) a pile of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scrapheap — scrap|heap [ skræp,hip ] noun count a pile of things that are no longer wanted or needed, especially metal objects on the scrapheap no longer wanted or needed, although still capable of being useful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scrapheap — [ˈskræpˌhiːp] noun on the scrapheap no longer wanted or needed, although still capable of being useful[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Scrapheap Challenge — (Les guerriers de la récup sur la Discovery et Mécano Challenge sur Planète No Limit) est une émission présentée sur Channel 4 en Grande Bretagne par Robert Llewellyn, Cathy Rogers et Lisa Rogers. Cette émission a été reprise aux États Unis où… … Wikipédia en Français
Scrapheap Challenge — Infobox Television show name = Scrapheap Challenge caption = Scrapheap Challenge Logo show name 2 = Junkyard Wars (USA) genre = Science Technology Engineering Gameshow creator = Cathy Rogers director = Jon Ormrod presenter = Robert Llewellyn… … Wikipedia
scrapheap — noun a) A pile in which junk is discarded. b) A collection of discarded or rejected items or ideas … Wiktionary
