Thesaurus: shred

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1. n. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
2. n. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle.
3. imp. & p. p. of Shred
4. n. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather.
5. n. To lop; to prune; to trim.
6. n. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
7. n. a small piece of cloth
8. v. tear into shreds
9. 1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. "Shreds of tanned leather." Bacon. 2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. Shak. 1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. Chaucer. 2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.]
10. n:40/v:60 n. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount v. tear into shreds