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shred

[ shred ]

noun

  1. a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
  2. a bit; scrap:

    We haven't got a shred of evidence.



verb (used with object)

shredded or shred, shredding.
  1. to cut or tear into small pieces, especially small strips; reduce to shreds:

    I shred my credit card statement every month.

verb (used without object)

shredded or shred, shredding.
  1. to be cut up, torn, etc.:

    The blouse had shredded in the wash.

  2. Slang. to snowboard, skateboard, surf, or ski in a highly skilled or showily spectacular manner:

    I bought a new action camera that I can mount to my helmet—stay tuned for rad videos of me shredding when I hit the slopes next weekend.

  3. Slang. to play guitar very quickly with specific picking techniques, as during an electric guitar solo:

    Fans in the mosh pit go wild when Eddie shreds on lead guitar.

shred

/ ʃɛ /

noun

  1. a long narrow strip or fragment torn or cut off
  2. a very small piece or amount; scrap
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to tear or cut into shreds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shred1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English noun shrede, schrede, shredd, Old English scrēade, scrēad “a cutting, a scrap”; cognate with Old Norse ōٳ “worn-out book,” German Schrot “c󾱱”; Middle English verb schreden “to chop, cut up,” Old English ŧ徱 “to pare, trim, prune (trees)”; akin to shroud; screed
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shred1

Old English scread; related to Old Norse ōٳ torn-up book, Old High German ō cut-off piece; see scroll , shroud , screed
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Once it was out of the oven, he’d add shredded lettuce and sliced tomatoes.

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He is a virus entering a perfect, unchanging ecosystem, slowly working his way through the village until his influence has devoured every remaining shred of stasis.

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"Had it not been for the windows," an MI5 insider reflected, "the place would have been shredded."

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"Then the car was attacked by two Apache gunships. The grandmother was shredded at the scene and died," he said.

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“It’s just you guys beat each other to shreds, and we’ll watch and the money will go up the chain.”

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