SHRED


Meaning of SHRED in English

/ ʃred; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb

( -dd- ) [ vn ] to cut or tear sth into small pieces :

Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.

He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case (= putting them in a shredder ) .

■ noun

1.

[ usually pl. ] a small thin piece that has been torn or cut from sth

SYN scrap :

shreds of paper

His jacket had been torn to shreds by the barbed wire.

2.

[ usually sing. ] shred of sth (used especially in negative sentences) a very small amount of sth :

There is not a shred of evidence to support his claim.

IDIOMS

- in shreds

- pick / pull / tear sb/sth to pieces / shreds

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WORD ORIGIN

late Old English scrēad piece cut off , scrēadian trim, prune , of West Germanic origin; related to shroud .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.