I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
not a scrap/shred of evidence (= no evidence at all )
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There is not one scrap of evidence against our client.
shredded lettuce (= torn or cut into small pieces )
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Serve the trout on a bed of shredded lettuce.
tear sth to pieces/shreds
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The dogs tore the meat to pieces.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
rip
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His silk ballooned, ripping into shreds .
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I can recall that my command tent was ripped to shreds .
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For him there is nothing but mangled meat and pulverised potatoes, ripped to shreds by his incompetent cutlery.
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Its springtime for President Bill Clinton as he watches his Republican challengers rip each other to shreds .
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One could hardly wear garments that were ripped to shreds and spattered with blood.
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And the politicians, thank goodness, have only so much money with which to rip each other to shreds .
tear
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They snarled at them as if they were criminals and took their papers as if they'd like to tear them to shreds .
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Within two years, other researchers had torn it to shreds .
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The agony of such a torment would tear her to shreds .
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They didn't have a humidifier and it's torn my voice to shreds .
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They would have torn Corbett to shreds if the grille had been raised.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
rip sth/sb to shreds
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Carson ripped him to shreds in his monologue.
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Unexpected hailstorms have ripped crops to shreds.
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And the politicians, thank goodness, have only so much money with which to rip each other to shreds.
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Its springtime for President Bill Clinton as he watches his Republican challengers rip each other to shreds.
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Other than the chance to rip it to shreds.
tear sb/sth to shreds/pieces
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In the end the prosecutor's case was torn to shreds by Russell's lawyer.
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Male Siamese fighting fish will tear each other's fins to shreds.
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A shell had exploded in the body of one of them, tearing it to pieces; others were torn and wounded.
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And having got under them, he can't half tear them to pieces.
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He was thrown from his chariot and his horses tore him to pieces and devoured him.
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If Hyde returns while I am writing this confession, he will tear it to pieces to annoy me.
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They snarled at them as if they were criminals and took their papers as if they'd like to tear them to shreds.
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They will tear you to pieces.
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We are lost, for they will surely tear us to pieces with their sharp claws.
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Within two years, other researchers had torn it to shreds.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A steady breeze sent shreds of cloud tumbling across the face of the moon.
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By the last sibling it would be in shreds.
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Its springtime for President Bill Clinton as he watches his Republican challengers rip each other to shreds.
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Mix the arrowroot with one teaspoon of cold water and stir into the syrup along with the shreds.
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Nor were the crowd to be denied, for they tore the black baize cloth to shreds in their scramble for souvenirs.
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Soles of hiking boots would be cut to shreds.
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There were noises to fear-something substantial ripped from the undercarriage and the thumping of a tire burst into shreds.
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There were nothing but shreds of leaves, gnawed stems, and barren shoots.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Shred the mozzarella cheese and sprinkle it on the pizza.
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He had told his secretary to shred the memo.
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Remove the outside leaves and shred the cabbage finely.
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Some photographs and important documents -- the only evidence available -- had been shredded.
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The superintendent gave his secretary some letters to shred .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A few croutons, some red cabbage shreds and a few wedges of tomato unimaginatively rounded things out.
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It had claws like an eagle talons; she could hear them shredding and splintering the wood.
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Millions of these books are shredded yearly or allowed to rot and gather dust in purgatorial existence.
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Other than the chance to rip it to shreds.
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Then he took what I said, shredded it, tore it apart, used all the correct, adult legal terms.
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To serve, top each tortilla with shredded lettuce and divide shrimp mixture evenly over lettuce on each tortilla.
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Wheels spun free and shredded carbon-fibre debris from disintegrating front wings flew in all directions.