scrap heap

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskræphiːp/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈscrap ˌheap or ˈscrapˌheap, n. [countable]
  1. a pile of old material that has been thrown away, such as metal.
  2. a place for dumping useless things:The idea of steam-engine cars has been put on the scrap heap.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
scrap′ heap′, 
    1. a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
    2. a place for dumping old, useless things.
    Also, scrap′heap′. 
    • scrap1 + heap 1830–40

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