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shred

  [shred] noun, verb, shred⋅ded or shred, shred⋅ding.
Use shredded in a Sentence
–noun
1. a piece cut or torn off, esp. 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, esp. small strips; reduce to shreds.
–verb (used without object)
4. to be cut up, torn, etc.: The blouse had shredded.
Origin:
bef. 1000; (n.) ME schrede, OE scrēade; c. ON skrjōthr worn-out book, G Schrot chips; (v.) ME schreden, OE scrēadian to pare, trim; akin to shroud; cf. screed

Related forms:
shredless, adjective
shredlike, adjective
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shred   (shrěd)   
n.  

  1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off.

  2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence.

tr.v.   shred·ded or shred, shred·ding, shreds
To cut or tear into shreds.

[Middle English shrede, from Old English scrēade.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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