Shred Definition

shrĕd

shredded, shredding, shreds

noun

shreds

A long, narrow strip or piece made by cutting or tearing.

Webster's New World

A very small piece or amount; fragment; particle.

Not a shred of evidence.

Webster's New World

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verb

shredded, shredding, shreds

To cut or tear into shreds.

Webster's New World

To use a mechanical shredder to shred (paper documents, for example).

American Heritage

To make a series of quick turns on a wave or snow, for example, when riding a board such as a surfboard or snowboard.

American Heritage

To play fast solos accompanied by special techniques on the electric guitar.

American Heritage

To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.

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Other Word Forms of Shred

Singular:

shred

Plural:

shreds

Old English screade (from which also screed), cognate with German Schrot (“small shot") and Old Norse skrydda (“shrivelled skin"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreu (“cutting tool"), extended form of *(s)ker- (“to cut").

From Wiktionary
Middle English shrede from Old English scrēade

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition