impf & ·p.p. of shred.
2. shred ·noun in general, a fragment; a piece; a particle.
3. shred ·noun a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
4. shred ·noun to lop; to prune; to trim.
5. shred ·noun to cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather.