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).
Part of speech: noun
1 [usuallypl.] a small thin piece that has been torn or cut from sth:
shreds of fabric / paper * His jacket had been torn to shreds by the barbed wire. * Cut the orange peel into thin shreds.
2 [usuallysing.] ~ of sth (used especially in negative sentences) a very small amount of sth:
There is not a shred of evidence to support his claim. * Couldn't he leave her some shred of dignity?
IDIOMS
in shreds
1 very badly damaged:
Her nerves were in shreds. * The country's economy is in shreds.
2 torn in many places:
The document was in shreds on the floor.
pick / pull / tear sb/sth to pieces / shreds (informal) to criticize sb, or their work or ideas, very severely
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for shred is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is shred a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, shred is tagged as noun.
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