brush vs scrap

brush and scrap both are nouns.

brush and scrap both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brush	Yes	No	Yes	No
scrap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, scrap is a hypernym of brush; that is, scrap is a word with a broader meaning than brush:

brush: a minor short-term fight
scrap: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

Other hypernyms of brush include combat, fight, fighting.

brush (noun)	scrap (noun)
a minor short-term fight	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
the act of brushing your hair	a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
the act of brushing your teeth	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
contact with something dangerous or undesirable	worthless material that is to be disposed of
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
momentary contact
a dense growth of bushes

brush (verb)	scrap (verb)
remove with or as if with a brush	make into scrap or refuse
touch lightly and briefly	have a disagreement over something
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush	dispose of (something useless or old)
clean with a brush
cover by brushing
sweep across or over

Difference between brush and scrap

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