Meaning of SHRED
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- [n] a small piece of cloth
- [n] a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- [v] tear into shreds
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| | Synonyms: | | iota, rag, rip up, scintilla, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tag, tag end, tatter, tear up, tittle, whit |
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| | See Also: | | bust, piece of cloth, piece of material, pine-tar rag, rupture, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, snap, tear, tease | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Shred\, n. [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. scre['a]de; akin to
OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjo[eth]r a
shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. {Screed}, {Scroll}, {Scrutiny}.]
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.
\Shred\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shred} or {Shredded}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Shredding}.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS.
scre['a]dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr?tan, G.
schroten. See {Shred}, n.]
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.]
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