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After immersing myself in the mysteries of the Electoral College for a novel I wrote in the '90s, I came away believing that the case for scrapping it is less obvious than I originally thought.
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Meaning of "scrapping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCRAPPING

scrapping  [ˈskræpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRAPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scrapping is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scrapping in English.

WHAT DOES SCRAPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scrapping

Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap can have significant monetary value.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCRAPPING

PRESENT

Present
I scrap
you scrap
he/she/it scraps
we scrap
you scrap
they scrap
Present continuous
I am scrapping
you are scrapping
he/she/it is scrapping
we are scrapping
you are scrapping
they are scrapping
Present perfect
I have scrapped
you have scrapped
he/she/it has scrapped
we have scrapped
you have scrapped
they have scrapped
Present perfect continuous
I have been scrapping
you have been scrapping
he/she/it has been scrapping
we have been scrapping
you have been scrapping
they have been scrapping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I scrapped
you scrapped
he/she/it scrapped
we scrapped
you scrapped
they scrapped
Past continuous
I was scrapping
you were scrapping
he/she/it was scrapping
we were scrapping
you were scrapping
they were scrapping
Past perfect
I had scrapped
you had scrapped
he/she/it had scrapped
we had scrapped
you had scrapped
they had scrapped
Past perfect continuous
I had been scrapping
you had been scrapping
he/she/it had been scrapping
we had been scrapping
you had been scrapping
they had been scrapping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will scrap
you will scrap
he/she/it will scrap
we will scrap
you will scrap
they will scrap
Future continuous
I will be scrapping
you will be scrapping
he/she/it will be scrapping
we will be scrapping
you will be scrapping
they will be scrapping
Future perfect
I will have scrapped
you will have scrapped
he/she/it will have scrapped
we will have scrapped
you will have scrapped
they will have scrapped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scrapping
you will have been scrapping
he/she/it will have been scrapping
we will have been scrapping
you will have been scrapping
they will have been scrapping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would scrapping
you would scrapping
he/she/it would scrapping
we would scrapping
you would scrapping
they would scrapping
Conditional continuous
I would be scrapping
you would be scrapping
he/she/it would be scrapping
we would be scrapping
you would be scrapping
they would be scrapping
Conditional perfect
I would have scrapping
you would have scrapping
he/she/it would have scrapping
we would have scrapping
you would have scrapping
they would have scrapping
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scrapping
you would have been scrapping
he/she/it would have been scrapping
we would have been scrapping
you would have been scrapping
they would have been scrapping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you scrap
we let´s scrap
you scrap
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to scrap
Past participle
scrapped
Present Participle
scrapping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCRAPPING


capping
ˈkæpɪŋ
clapping
ˈklæpɪŋ
flapping
ˈflæpɪŋ
giftwrapping
ˈɡɪftræpɪŋ
happing
ˈhæpɪŋ
inwrapping
ɪnˈræpɪŋ
kidnaping
ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ
kidnapping
ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ
lapping
ˈlæpɪŋ
livetrapping
ˈlaɪvˌtræpɪŋ
mapping
ˈmæpɪŋ
mousetrapping
ˈmaʊsˌtræpɪŋ
overlapping
ˈəʊvəˌlæpɪŋ
rapping
ˈræpɪŋ
shrink-wrapping
ˈʃrɪŋkˌræpɪŋ
strapping
ˈstræpɪŋ
tapping
ˈtæpɪŋ
understrapping
ˈʌndəˌstræpɪŋ
unwrapping
ʌnˈræpɪŋ
wrapping
ˈræpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCRAPPING

scrapegood
scrapegut
scrapepenny
scraper
scraperboard
scrapheap
scrapie
scraping
scrapings
scrappage
scrapped
scrapper
scrappier
scrappiest
scrappily
scrappiness
scrapple
scrappy
scraps
scrapyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCRAPPING

camping
clipping
dipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
hopping
popping
propping
ripping
shipping
shopping
skipping
slipping
stepping
stopping
stripping
swapping
tipping
topping

Synonyms and antonyms of scrapping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCRAPPING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scrapping» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scrapping

Translation of «scrapping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCRAPPING

Find out the translation of scrapping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scrapping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scrapping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desguace
570 millions of speakers

English

scrapping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समाप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إلغاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

demolição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

démolition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memecahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verschrottung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スクラップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폐기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scrapping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scrapping
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைத்துள்ளது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तोडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hurdaya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

demolizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złomowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злам
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scoaterea din uz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάλυση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sloop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skrotning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scrapping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scrapping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAPPING»

The term «scrapping» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.921 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAPPING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scrapping

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «SCRAPPING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scrapping.
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Jeff Greenfield
After immersing myself in the mysteries of the Electoral College for a novel I wrote in the '90s, I came away believing that the case for scrapping it is less obvious than I originally thought.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRAPPING»

Discover the use of scrapping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scrapping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fabric Scrapping
Provides instructions for creating a variety of items, including napkins, scented sachets, lampshade, apron, and shoe bag, using scrap fabrics, lace remnants, buttons, ribbons, and trims.
Katie Ebben, 2008
2
Scrapping Plans
"Joy is a control freak.
Rebeca Seitz, 2009
3
The Scrapping Sky Pilot
The people he interacted with over these years are fictional The source for this novel comes from a tape recording, made on an old reel to reel tape that Robins made when he was well into his eighties.
Keith W. Hudson, 2009
4
Scrapping: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations ScramblingSome people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back into the shell.ndash;Dorothy Canfield FisherPerhaps the dominant force in the average life is possessions.
‎2008
5
Scrapping with the Mob
Author Doug Beaver has a degree in journalism and has written both for newspapers and news radio. He worked for a scrap metal company and in the demolition field, where he experienced first-hand some of the things he describes in the novel.
Doug Beaver, 2012
6
Fighting Air Pollution in Southern California by Scrapping ...
This report analyzes the effects of an innovative and controversial program--voluntary accelerated vehicle retirement--that is part of California's plan for complying with federal clean-air standards by the required date of 2010.
Lloyd S. Dixon, Steven Garber, 2001
7
Knitting Cuff to Cuff
... bands and for invisible side seams. Having live stitches also enables me to add length or change details after the sweater is knitted. Although I prefer scrapping on and off, that doesn't mean that it is the only right way to knit these sweaters.
Susan Guagliumi, 2007
8
Ship Scrapping Activities in Bangladesh
A coherent picture of these scrapping activities in Bangladesh from the angle of socio-economics benefits of different stake holders, constraints and problems for the development of this sector has been drawn in this book.
Mohammad Abdul Momin Siddique, Sree Ram Prashad Chakraborty, Mahbuba Akter, 2010
9
Shipping and Logistics Management
On the other hand, the vessel scrapping price denotes the minimum price of a second-hand vessel. Similar to the second-hand vessel price, the scrap vessel price tends to follow the movement of the freight market (McConville 1999). During ...
Yuen Ha (Venus) Lun, Kee Hung Lai, Tai Chiu Edwin Cheng, 2010
10
Dismantling Defunct Ships in the Uk,Eighteenth Report of ...
The European Commission predicts that up to 250 European ships will require scrapping every year.2 l5. Producer responsibility demands that the Government should take measures to encourage commercial owners to break ships at home.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Michael Jack, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRAPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scrapping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Scrapping discounted energy tariff will not lead to higher household …
Under consideration is the scrapping of Tariff 41, a common household charge for heating and hot water that is billed at a heavily discounted rate of 17 cents a ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Scrapping advisory panel will not threaten conservation areas …
Conservation areas would not be under threat due to the scrapping of an advisory panel for planning applications, Redbridge council said in response to ... «East London and West Essex Guardian Series, Jul 15»
3
PMQs: PM quizzed on scrapping maintenance grants
In the final Prime Minister's Questions before the summer parliamentary recess, Labour's Roberta Blackman-Woods started with a question on young people's ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
Rwanda opposition says lawyers fear retribution, abandon case …
KIGALI, Rwanda – A Rwandan opposition party leader says its lawyers have abandoned a case seeking to stop the government from scrapping presidential ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
5
Gowda flip-flops on scrapping Sec 377, Swamy says homosexuality …
A report in the paper, quoted union law minister DV Sadananda Gowda as saying the following about scrapping Section 377 of the IPC: "The mood appears to ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
6
BBC Trust: strong case for scrapping in-house quotas
The BBC Trust has argued that there is a “strong case” for reducing or scrapping the in-house guarantee in a report that could pave the way for the launch of ... «Broadcast, Jun 15»
7
Scrapping air passenger duty 'could boost the economy by 1.7pc'
A study by PwC, commissioned by the airlines, found scrapping air passenger duty (APD) would lift gross domestic product by about 0.5pc in the first year and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
Seadrill execs expect scrapping of deep-water rigs to accelerate
Seadrill's chief commercial officer says the offshore drilling industry has scrapped more deep-water rigs than any time since the early 1990s, and that will likely ... «FuelFix, May 15»
9
Chidambaram takes on Centre for not scrapping retro tax
New Delhi: Dismissing the charge of obstructionism in Parliament against Congress, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today blamed the government for ... «Firstpost, May 15»
10
Ley defends scrapping kids' health checks
The federal government has defended the scrapping of a program providing health checks for pre-schoolers, saying the services will still be provided but at half ... «Sky News Australia, May 15»

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