Shred

Quick meaning: Shred is a noun meaning A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.

Meaning

A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.

More Meanings

1. A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
2. To cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips.
3. To destroy (a document) by cutting or tearing into strips or small pieces that cannot easily be read, especially using a shredder.
4. To cut (fruit peel, a vegetable, etc.) into thin strips that curl.
5. (archaic) A piece of gold or silver lace or thread.
6. (rare) A shard or sherd (“a piece of broken glass or pottery”).
7. (obsolete) A tailor.

Example Sentences

There isn’t a shred of evidence to support his claims.

He munched a shred of toast, and was off by the omnibus to chambers.

To leaue him that bare a Monarkes minde, / For a king of clovvts, of very ſhreads.

[…] Gold being grovvn ſomevvhat churliſh by recovering, is made more pliant by throvving in ſhreds of tanned Leather, or any Leather oiled.

Word Forms

• shreds
• shredding
• shredded
• shreddest
• shreddedst
• shreddeth

Synonyms for shred

Depending on context, synonyms include ounce, ace, atom, atomy, aught, bissel.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tear up, tatter, rag, scintilla, smidge, smidgin.

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