Dictionary scrapFight

noun / verb

scrap

A brief fight or quarrel.

The brothers get into a scrap over the ball.

Etymology

scrapProbable sourceEnglisha fragment or piece

Probably associated with scrap in an expressive fighting use, though the precise link is uncertain. No particular tearing-apart story is established.

More examples

They scrapped for control of the loose puck.
A brief scrap broke out near the exit.
He came home with a torn shirt after the scrap.

Forms

scrap · scraps · scrapped · scrapping

Similar words

scuffle: Usually a short, disorderly physical struggle.
quarrel: Can remain entirely verbal.