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   shred

   /SHred/

   noun

   • 1. a strip of some material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger: "her beautiful dress was torn to shreds" Similar tatterscrapstripribbonragsnippetsnipremnantfragmentsliversplinterchipbittiny bitpiecetiny piecewisp
   • ▪ a very small amount: "there was not a shred of evidence that linked him to the fire" Similar scrapbittiny amountspeckiotaparticleouncewhitjotatommoleculecrumbmorselfragmentgraindrophinttouchtracesuggestionwhispersuspicionscintillaspotmitetittlejot or tittlemodicumstiminformal:smidgensmidge

   verb

   • 1. tear or cut into shreds: "shredded cabbage"
   • ▪ reduce documents to unreadable strips by feeding them into a shredder: "executives have shredded key documents"
   • 2. play a very fast, intricate style of rock lead guitar: "that girl can shred like Eddie Van Halen"

   Word Origin late Old Englishscrēad ‘piece cut off’, scrēadian ‘trim, prune’, of West Germanic origin; related to shroud.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHRED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SHRED definition: 1. a very small amount of something: 2. a very small, thin piece that has been torn from…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SHRED is a long narrow strip cut or torn off. How to use shred in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHRED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SHRED meaning: 1. a very small amount of something: 2. a very small, thin piece that has been torn from…. Learn more.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishshred noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of shred noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of shred. noun. a small piece of cloth or paper. synonyms: rag, tag, tag end, tatter. see more. noun. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount. synonyms: iota, scintilla, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit. see more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHRED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you shred something such as food or paper, you cut it or tear it into very small, narrow pieces. They may be shredding documents. American English : shred / ʃˈrɛd /

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishshred verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   shred something to cut or tear something into small pieces. Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case (= putting them in a shredder). Shred the lettuce leaves finely.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishshred verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSHRED | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    SHRED definition: 1. a very small piece that has been torn from something: 2. not the smallest amount of something…. Learn more.

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    Shred definition: a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.. See examples of SHRED used in a sentence.