I. ˈshred, especially Southern ˈsred noun
Etymology: Middle English shrede, from Old English scrēade; akin to Old High German scrōt piece cut off
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a long narrow strip cut or torn off
b. plural : a shredded, damaged, or ruined condition
a reputation torn to shred s
2. : particle , scrap
not a shred of evidence
II. verb
( shred·ded ; shred·ding )
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1. archaic : to cut off
2. : to cut or tear into shreds
shredded the documents
3. : demolish 2
sharp lawyers shredding hapless witnesses — Charles Krauthammer
intransitive verb
: to come apart in or break up into shreds
• shred·der noun