shred

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ʃɹɛd/

Noun

shred (plural shreds)

1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
   • 1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, Or, A Naturall Historie: In Ten Centuries

     shreds of tanned leather

2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount.

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

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:modicum.

Related terms

• screed

Translations

• French: lambeau
• Russian: лоску́т

Translations

• Italian: rimasuglio
• Russian: кусо́к

Verb

shred (shreds, present participle shredding; past shredded, past participle shredded)

1. To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.
2. To reduce by a large percentage.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To lop; to prune; to trim.
4. (snowboarding) To ride aggressively.
5. (bodybuilding) To drop fat and water weight before a competition.
6. (music, slang) To play very fast (especially guitar solos in rock and metal genres).

Translations

• French: déchiqueter, lacérer, dilacérer, râper, couper
• German: zerkleinern, zerfetzen, schreddern
• Italian: tagliuzzare
• Portuguese: trinchar
• Russian: кромса́ть
• Spanish: trocear

Translations

• French: fondre

Translations

• French: déchirer

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