shred

²shred

verb

shred·dedshred·ding

Definition of SHRED

transitive verb

1

archaic : to cut off

2

: to cut or tear into shreds <shredded the documents>

3

: demolish 2 <sharp lawyers shredding hapless witnesses — Charles Krauthammer>

intransitive verb

: to come apart in or break up into shreds

— shred·der noun

Examples of SHRED

1. Shred the cabbage and add it to the salad.
2. <shredded some cooked chicken for the soup>

First Known Use of SHRED

before 12th century

Related to SHRED

Synonyms: rend, ribbon, rip, rive, tear, tatter

Related Words: break, cleave, rupture, split; cut, gash, incise, lacerate, slash; butcher, dismember, dissect, hack, mangle

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