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shred

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noun \ˈshred, especially Southern ˈsred\

Definition of shred

  1. 1a :  a long narrow strip cut or torn offb shreds plural :  a shredded, damaged, or ruined condition a reputation torn to shreds

  2. 2 :  particle, scrap not a shred of evidence

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Examples of shred in a Sentence

  1. The wallpaper is in shreds.

  2. His reputation was in shreds after the arrest.

  3. He struggled to retain a shred of his dignity.

Origin and Etymology of shred

Middle English shrede, from Old English scrēade; akin to Old High German scrōt piece cut off

shred Synonyms

Synonyms
ace, bit, crumb, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, hint, lick, little, mite, nip, ounce, peanuts, ray, scintilla, scruple, shade, shadow, particle, skosh, smack, smell, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), snap, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, splash, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, touch, trace
Related Words
hoot, iota, jot, minim, minimum, modicum, semblance, syllable, tittle, vestige, whit; atom, dot, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, patch, scrap; dash, drop, pinch; part, portion, section; bite, nibble, taste; handful, scattering, smatter, smattering; dose, shot; chip, flake, fragment, shard, shiver, sliver, smithereens, splinter; particle, tatter; clipping, paring, shaving
Near Antonyms
abundance, barrel, boatload, bucket, bundle, bushel, deal, fistful, gobs, heaps, lashings (also lashins) [chiefly British], loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, oodles, passel, peck, pile, plenty, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, stack, wad, wealth; volume; bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus; chunk, hunk, lump, slab
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shred

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Definition of shred

shredded

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shredding
  1. transitive verb

  2. 1 archaic :  to cut off

  3. 2 :  to cut or tear into shreds shredded the documents

  4. 3 :  demolish 2 sharp lawyers shredding hapless witnesses — Charles Krauthammer

  5. intransitive verb

  6. :  to come apart in or break up into shreds

shredder

noun

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Examples of shred in a Sentence

  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

shred Synonyms

Synonyms
rend, ribbon, rip, rive, tear, tatter
Related Words
break, cleave, rupture, split; cut, gash, incise, lacerate, slash; butcher, dismember, dissect, hack, mangle

Phrases Related to SHRED

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SHRED Defined for English Language Learners

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noun

Definition of shred for English Language Learners

  • : a long, thin piece cut or torn off of something

  • shreds : a completely ruined condition

  • : a very small amount of something

shred

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Definition of shred for English Language Learners

  • : to cut or tear (something) into long, thin pieces

SHRED Defined for Kids

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shred

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noun \ˈshred\

Definition of shred for Students

  1. 1 :  a long narrow piece torn or cut off :  strip shreds of cloth

  2. 2 :  a small amount :  bit There is not a shred of evidence.

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Definition of shred for Students

shredded

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shredding

  1. :  to cut or tear into small pieces

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