shred
Use Shred in a sentence
noun
1.
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
2.
a bit; scrap: We haven't got a shred of evidence.
verb (used with object)
3.
to cut or tear into small pieces, especially small strips; reduce to shreds.
verb (used without object)
4.
to be cut up, torn, etc.: The blouse had shredded.
Origin:
before 1000; (noun) Middle English schrede, Old English scrēade; cognate with Old Norse skrjōthr worn-out book, German Schrot chips; (v.) Middle English schreden, Old English scrēadian to pare, trim; akin to shroud; cf. screed
before 1000; (noun) Middle English schrede, Old English scrēade; cognate with Old Norse skrjōthr worn-out book, German Schrot chips; (v.) Middle English schreden, Old English scrēadian to pare, trim; akin to shroud; cf. screed
Related forms
shred·less, adjective
shred·like, adjective
un·shred·ded, adjective
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shred (ʃrɛd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a long narrow strip or fragment torn or cut off |
| 2. | a very small piece or amount; scrap |
| —vb , shreds, shredding, shredded, shred | |
| 3. | (tr) to tear or cut into shreds |
| [Old English scread; related to Old Norse skrjōthr torn-up book, Old High German scrōt cut-off piece; see | |
| 'shredder | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
shred
O.E. screade "piece cut off," from W.Gmc. *skraudas (cf. M.L.G. schrot "piece cut off," O.H.G. scrot, "a cutting, piece cut off," Ger. Schrot "small shot," O.N. skrydda "shriveled skin"), from PIE base *skreu- "to cut, cutting tool" (cf. L. scrutari "to search, examine," from scruta "trash, frippery;"
O.E. scrud "dress, garment;" see shroud). The verb is from O.E. screadian "prune, cut" (cf. M.Du. scroden, Du. schroeien, O.H.G. scrotan, Ger. schroten "to shred"). Shredded wheat is recorded fron 1899; shredder in the paper disposal sense is from 1950.
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Example sentences
Anyone with any shred of intelligence knows which is high and which is low culture.
Science fiction, he discovered, consisted mainly of fantasy and adventure without a shred of seriousness.
However, for the blanket statement that there is nothing else but, there isn't a shred of evidence.
The other is to physically shred the drive, smashing it to smithereens.
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