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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, 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, 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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • shredless adjective
  • shredlike adjective
  • unshredded adjective
  • ˈ noun
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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 “chips”; 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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The three positions that had changed hands were each just a few foxholes in the ground –⁠ dots on a devastated landscape of craters and shredded trees.

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She held a laminated copy of the Constitution that was shredded at the bottom.

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But the first half was an alien experience for him on the touchline, watching on as his Wales team were cut to shreds by a Belgian side who had rediscovered their verve.

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But in the end, I couldn’t quite get past the idea of a quarter-head of warm, shredded iceberg tucked into my cake bars.

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It’s only feeding the flames to engage with what-abouters who will suggest there are shreds of plausibility to Trump’s claims.

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