shred

  • 21shred — shred1 [ ʃred ] noun count 1. ) usually plural a long thin piece that was cut or torn from something: shred of: shreds of newspaper 2. ) often singular a very small amount of something: (not) a shred of something: There s not a shred of evidence… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22shred — {{11}}shred (n.) O.E. screade piece cut off, from W.Gmc. *skraudas (Cf. M.L.G. schrot piece cut off, O.H.G. scrot, a cutting, piece cut off, Ger. Schrot small shot, O.N. skrydda shriveled skin ), from PIE root *skreu to cut, cutting tool (Cf. L …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 23Shred — Pour les articles homonymes, voir shred (homonymie). Le shred (littéralement déchiqueter en anglais), est un terme utilisé pour désigner une tendance à la virtuosité du jeu de guitare tout particulièrement dans le Jazz et le metal. En effet, ce… …

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  • 24shred — [[t]ʃrɛd[/t]] n. v. shred•ded shred, shred•ding 1) a piece cut or torn off, esp. in a narrow strip 2) a bit; scrap: not a shred of evidence[/ex] 3) to cut or tear into small pieces 4) to fragment into shreds • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME schrede, OE …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25shred — /ʃrɛd / (say shred) noun 1. a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip. 2. a bit; scrap. –verb (shredded or shred, shredding) –verb (t) 3. to cut or tear into small pieces, especially small strips; reduce to shreds. 4. Colloquial …

  • 26shred — shredless, adj. shredlike, adj. /shred/, n., v., shredded or shred, shredding. n. 1. a piece cut or torn off, esp. in a narrow strip. 2. a bit; scrap: We haven t got a shred of evidence. v.t. 3. to cut or tear into small pieces, esp. small… …

    Universalium

  • 27shred — 1 noun 1 (C) a small thin piece that is torn or cut roughly from something (+ of): a shred of cloth | shreds of dried coconut | tear/rip/cut sth to shreds: Jackie was so mad with Tom she tore all his letters to shreds. 2 in shreds a) torn in many …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28shred — [OE] A shred is etymologically a ‘cut’ piece. The word comes ultimately from the prehistoric West Germanic base *skraud , *skreud , *skrud ‘cut’, source also of English shroud. From it was formed the noun *skrautha, which has evolved into German… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 29shred — [ʃred] noun [C] I 1) a long thin piece that has been cut or torn from something 2) a very small amount of something There s not a shred of evidence to support his claim.[/ex] II verb [T] shred [ʃred] 1) to destroy a document by putting it into a… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 30shred — [OE] A shred is etymologically a ‘cut’ piece. The word comes ultimately from the prehistoric West Germanic base *skraud , *skreud , *skrud ‘cut’, source also of English shroud. From it was formed the noun *skrautha, which has evolved into German… …

    Word origins