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noun | verb shredshred1 /ʃrɛd/ noun ETYMOLOGYshred1Origin: Old English screade ► tear/rip/cut something to shreds The puppy had ripped my shoes to shreds. ► in shreds His shirt was in shreds. ► not a shred of proof/evidence/doubt etc. 1[countable] a small thin piece that is torn or cut roughly from something: shred of a shred of papertear/rip/cut something to shreds The puppy had ripped my shoes to shreds. His shirt was in shreds.2a shred of something a very small amount of something: He took away her last shred of dignity.not a shred of proof/evidence/doubt etc. The police didn’t have a shred of evidence (=none at all) against her.3in shreds completely ruined: Our wonderful plans were in shreds.4tear/rip somebody/something to shreds to criticize someone or something very severely and very thoroughly: Other researchers tore the theory to shreds. noun | verb shredshred2 verb (shredded, shredding) [transitive] VERB TABLEshred |
Present | I, you, we, they | shred | | he, she, it | shreds | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shredded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shredded | | he, she, it | has shredded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shredded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shred | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shredded |
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Present | I | am shredding | | he, she, it | is shredding | | you, we, they | are shredding | Past | I, he, she, it | was shredding | | you, we, they | were shredding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shredding | | he, she, it | has been shredding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shredding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shredding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shredding |
THESAURUSdivide something into pieces► cut to use a knife, scissors, etc. to divide something into two or more pieces, or to remove a piece from the main part of something: Let me cut the cake. Using scissors, cut carefully along the dotted lines. ► chop (up) to cut meat, vegetables, or wood into pieces: Chop the garlic into small pieces and put it in the pan. ► slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: She sliced some bread and put it on a plate. ► dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: Dice the tomatoes and onions the same size. ► peel to cut the outside part off an apple, potato, etc.: Are you going to peel the potatoes or leave the skins on? ► carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat: Who’s going to carve the turkey this year? ► shred to cut vegetables into small thin pieces: He shredded the carrots and put them on top of the salad. ► grate to cut cheese, vegetables, etc. into small pieces using a grater: I scraped my finger while I was grating the cheese. 1 to cut or tear something into small thin pieces: Shred the cabbage as finely as possible.► see thesaurus at cut12to put a document into a shredder |