1. a pile of discarded metal or other waste materials
2. a state of being discarded or rejected as useless
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The old car was towed to the scrapheap.
• Workers sorted through the metal scrapheap for valuable materials.
• After the company downsized, many experienced employees felt thrown on the scrapheap.
• The failed project ended up on the scrapheap of corporate history.
• Rusty machinery filled the industrial scrapheap behind the factory.
• His political career was consigned to the scrapheap after the scandal.