shred

S0373700 (shrĕd)n.1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off.2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence.v. shred·ded or shred, shred·ding, shreds v.tr.a. To cut or tear into shreds.b. To use a mechanical shredder to shred (paper documents, for example).v.intr. Slang 1. To make a series of quick turns on a wave or snow, for example, when riding a board such as a surfboard or snowboard.2. To play fast solos accompanied by special techniques on the electric guitar.

[Middle English shrede, from Old English scrēade.]

shred

(ʃrɛd) n1. a long narrow strip or fragment torn or cut off2. a very small piece or amount; scrapvb, shreds, shredding, shredded or shred (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 scroll, shroud, screed] ˈshredder n

shred

(ʃrɛd)

n., v. shred•ded shred, shred•ding. n. 1. a piece cut or torn off, esp. in a narrow strip. 2. a bit; scrap: not a shred of evidence. v.t. 3. to cut or tear into small pieces. v.i. 4. to fragment into shreds. [before 1000; Middle English schrede, Old English scrēade, c. Old Frisian skrēd clipping, Old Saxon skrōd, Old High German scrōt; akin to shroud]

shred

Past participle: shred/shredded
Gerund: shredding

Imperative
shred
shred

Present
I shred
you shred
he/she/it shreds
we shred
you shred
they shred

Preterite
I shredded
you shredded
he/she/it shredded
we shredded
you shredded
they shredded

Present Continuous
I am shredding
you are shredding
he/she/it is shredding
we are shredding
you are shredding
they are shredding

Present Perfect
I have shred/shredded
you have shred/shredded
he/she/it has shred/shredded
we have shred/shredded
you have shred/shredded
they have shred/shredded

Past Continuous
I was shredding
you were shredding
he/she/it was shredding
we were shredding
you were shredding
they were shredding

Past Perfect
I had shred/shredded
you had shred/shredded
he/she/it had shred/shredded
we had shred/shredded
you had shred/shredded
they had shred/shredded

Future
I will shred
you will shred
he/she/it will shred
we will shred
you will shred
they will shred

Future Perfect
I will have shred/shredded
you will have shred/shredded
he/she/it will have shred/shredded
we will have shred/shredded
you will have shred/shredded
they will have shred/shredded

Future Continuous
I will be shredding
you will be shredding
he/she/it will be shredding
we will be shredding
you will be shredding
they will be shredding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shredding
you have been shredding
he/she/it has been shredding
we have been shredding
you have been shredding
they have been shredding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shredding
you will have been shredding
he/she/it will have been shredding
we will have been shredding
you will have been shredding
they will have been shredding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shredding
you had been shredding
he/she/it had been shredding
we had been shredding
you had been shredding
they had been shredding

Conditional
I would shred
you would shred
he/she/it would shred
we would shred
you would shred
they would shred

Past Conditional
I would have shred/shredded
you would have shred/shredded
he/she/it would have shred/shredded
we would have shred/shredded
you would have shred/shredded
they would have shred/shredded

shred

To cut food into slivers.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shred - a tiny or scarcely detectable amountiota, scintilla, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whitsmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	2.	shred - a small piece of cloth or paper rag, tag end, tatter, tagpiece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabricpine-tar rag - baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip
Verb	1.	shred - tear into shredsrip up, tear uptease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"rupture, tear, snap, bust - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

shred

verb1. tear up, rip up, cut up, mince, chop finely They may be shredding the documents.noun1. strip, bit, piece, scrap, fragment, rag, ribbon, snippet, sliver, tatter Cut the cabbage into fine long shreds.2. particle, trace, scrap, grain, atom, jot, whit, iota There is not a shred of truth in this story.

shred

noun1. A tiny amount:bit, crumb, dab, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, scruple, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit.Chiefly British: spot.2. The least bit:hoot, iota, jot, ounce, whit.Informal: damn, rap.Slang: diddly.

Translations

切碎撕碎碎片细条

shred

(ʃred) noun a long, narrow strip (especially very small) torn or cut off. The lion tore his coat to shreds; a tiny shred of material. 细条，碎片 verb – past tense, past participle ˈshredded – to cut or tear into shreds. to shred paper. 切碎，撕碎 shredder noun a machine that shreds paper. a paper shredder. 磨碎机，碎纸机

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be ripped to shreds

1. To be severely or thoroughly criticized, upbraided, or condemned. A: "Have you heard anything about this movie we're about to see?" B: "Well, it was ripped to shreds by critics, but I still think it's going to be great." I hear John's going to be ripped to shreds at his performance review with the bosses tomorrow.2. To be utterly or severely damaged, ruined, or thrown into disarray. Enjoy the tranquility and order of your house now, because once you have kids, it's going to be ripped to shreds. Sarah was ripped to shreds in her first match as an amateur boxer.See also: ripped, shred

get ripped to shreds

1. To be severely or thoroughly criticized, upbraided, or condemned. A: "Have you heard anything about this movie we're about to see?" B: "Well, it got ripped to shreds by critics, but I still think it's going to be great." I hear John's getting ripped to shreds at his performance review tomorrow.2. To be utterly or severely damaged, ruined, or thrown into disarray. Enjoy the tranquility and order of your house now, because once you have kids it's going to get ripped to shreds. Sarah got ripped to shreds in her first match as an amateur boxer.See also: get, ripped, shred

rip (someone or something) to shreds

1. To criticize, upbraid, or condemn someone or something severely or thoroughly. A: "Have you heard anything about this movie we're about to see?" B: "Well, one reviewer ripped it to shreds, but I still think it's going to be great." I hear John's bosses ripped him to shreds at his annual performance review.2. To cause great damage, disorder, or ruin to someone or something. Enjoy the tranquility and order of your house now because soon, your kids will start ripping the place to shreds. Sarah's very first opponent in amateur boxing ripped her to shreds, but that's how it goes for most novice fighters.See also: rip, shred

in shreds

1. Literally, torn into many pieces or ripped in several places. Make sure the bank statement is in shreds before you put it in the recycling—you never know who might be looking through it to steal your information. Detectives discovered a blouse in the woods that had been torn to shreds.2. By extension, in very bad condition or very badly damaged. Relations between the two countries are in shreds after it came to light that one had been spying on the other for nearly two years. I just feel like my brain is in shreds after working on these financial statements all day long.See also: shred

tear (someone or something) to shreds

1. To criticize, upbraid, or condemn someone or something severely or thoroughly. A: "Have you heard anything about this movie we're about to see?" B: "Well, one reviewer tore it to shreds, but I still think it's going to be great." I hear John's bosses tore him to shreds at his annual performance review.2. To cause great damage, disorder, or ruin to someone or something. Enjoy the tranquility and order of your house now because soon, your kids will start tearing the place to shreds. Sarah's very first opponent in amateur boxing tore her to shreds, but that's how it goes for most novice fighters.See also: shred, tear

a thing of shreds and patches

Something made up of small scraps of various things that have been crudely or inadequately assembled together. His political agenda is a thing of shreds and patches—a bizarre assembly of fancy, contradictory elements that is really just a vehicle for his inflammatory rhetoric. In trying to create a novel that encompasses all of human existence, he has instead created a confusing thing of shreds and patches that never really does anything interesting or meaningful.See also: and, of, patch, shred, thing

rip (someone or something) apart

1. Literally, to tear someone or something into several pieces. The dog got ahold of my report and ripped it apart! I know there's a stereotype that sharks will rip swimmers apart the moment they have the chance, but this is simply not true.2. To cause great damage, disorder, or ruin to someone or something. Enjoy the tranquility and order of your house now because soon, your kids will start ripping the place apart. Sarah's very first opponent in amateur boxing ripped her apart, but that's how it goes for most novice fighters.3. To criticize, upbraid, or condemn someone or something severely or thoroughly. A: "Have you heard anything about this movie we're about to see?" B: "Well, one reviewer ripped it apart, but I still think it's going to be great." I hear John's bosses ripped him apart at his annual performance review.See also: apart, rip

rip (someone or something) to bits

1. Literally, to tear someone or something into several pieces. The dog got ahold of my report and ripped it to bits! I know there's a stereotype that sharks will rip swimmers to bits the moment they have the chance, but this is simply not true.2. To cause great damage, disorder, or ruin to someone or something. Enjoy the tranquility and order of your house now because soon, your kids will start ripping the place to bits. Sarah's very first opponent in amateur boxing ripped her to bits, but that's how it goes for most novice fighters.3. To criticize, upbraid, or condemn someone or something severely or thoroughly. A: "Have you heard anything about this movie we're about to see?" B: "Well, one reviewer ripped it to bits, but I still think it's going to be great." I hear John's bosses ripped him to bits at his annual performance review.See also: bit, rip

rip (someone or something) to pieces

1. Literally, to tear someone or something into several pieces. The dog got ahold of my report and ripped it to pieces! I know there's a stereotype that sharks will rip swimmers to pieces the moment they have the chance, but this is simply not true.2. To cause great damage, disorder, or ruin to someone or something. Enjoy the tranquility and order of your house now because soon, your kids will start ripping the place to pieces. Sarah's very first opponent in amateur boxing ripped her to pieces, but that's how it goes for most novice fighters.3. To criticize, upbraid, or condemn someone or something severely or thoroughly. A: "Have you heard anything about this movie we're about to see?" B: "Well, one reviewer ripped it to pieces, but I still think it's going to be great." I hear John's bosses ripped him to pieces at his annual performance review.See also: piece, rip

tear (someone or something) to pieces

1. To criticize, upbraid, or condemn someone or something severely or thoroughly. A: "Have you heard anything about this movie we're about to see?" B: "Well, one reviewer tore it to pieces, but I still think it's going to be great." I hear John's bosses tore him to pieces at his annual performance review.2. To cause great damage, disorder, or ruin to someone or something. Enjoy the tranquility and order of your house now because soon, your kids will start tearing the place to pieces. Sarah's very first opponent in amateur boxing tore her to pieces, but that's how it goes for most novice fighters.See also: piece, tear

tear through (something)

1. To perforate, lacerate, or rip through something with great speed or force. The child tore through the wrapping paper with manic excitement. I ended up tearing through the canvas as I tried to scrape some of the dried paint away.2. To move through something or some place with great speed, especially in a headlong, reckless manner. It's no wonder you got hurt with the way you've been tearing through the kitchen like that! The burglar tore through the mall, with security guards in hot pursuit.3. To cause a great amount of destruction while moving rapidly through something or some place. The hurricane tore through the town, leveling everything in its path. With all the dusty old books we keep in this warehouse, a fire would absolutely tear through the place, so we've got to be especially careful that nothing like that ever happens.4. To progress through something with great speed or efficiency. You're going to make yourself sick tearing through your dinner like that. I used to tear through books when I was younger. Now, I'm lucky if I can get through one a month.See also: tear, through

shredded

slang Having a very muscular and well defined physique. His New Year's resolution was to loose 100 pounds and get totally shredded. I've been weight lifting for nearly six months. Why aren't I shredded yet?See also: shred

tear someone or something to pieces

and tear someone or something to shredsto rip or shred someone or something into bits. Careful of that dog. It will tear you to pieces! The dog tore the newspaper to pieces. It tore my shoes to shreds.See also: piece, tear

a thing of shreds and patches

something made up of scraps of fabric patched together. literary In the third act of Hamlet, the prince describes his uncle Claudius, who has usurped the throne, as ‘a king of shreds and patches’; this description was parodied by W. S. Gilbert in The Mikado as ‘a thing of shreds and patches’.See also: and, of, patch, shred, thing

tear someone or something to shreds (or pieces)

criticize someone or something aggressively. informalSee also: shred, someone, something, tear

rip somebody/something aˈpart/to ˈshreds, ˈbits, etc.

destroy something; criticize somebody/something very strongly: Can you believe it? I spent all that time preparing my report, only to have it ripped to shreds! OPPOSITE: praise somebody/something to the skiesSee also: apart, rip, somebody, something

in ˈshreds

1 very badly damaged: After a stressful week, 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.See also: shred

tear somebody/something to ˈpieces/ˈshreds

criticize somebody/something; completely destroy something: The press tore the Government’s economic plans to shreds. ♢ The Prime Minister tore his opponents’ arguments to pieces. OPPOSITE: praise somebody/something to the skiesSee also: piece, shred, somebody, something, tear

shredded

mod. alcohol intoxicated. (Collegiate.) We are all too shredded to drive home. What shall we do? See also: shred

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be ripped to shreds

get ripped to shreds

rip (someone or something) to shreds

in shreds

tear (someone or something) to shreds

a thing of shreds and patches

rip (someone or something) apart

rip (someone or something) to bits

rip (someone or something) to pieces

tear (someone or something) to pieces

tear through (something)

shredded

tear someone or something to pieces

a thing of shreds and patches

tear someone or something to shreds (or pieces)

rip somebody/something aˈpart/to ˈshreds, ˈbits, etc.

in ˈshreds

tear somebody/something to ˈpieces/ˈshreds

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verb tear up

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noun strip

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noun particle

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noun a tiny amount

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noun the least bit

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noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

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noun a small piece of cloth or paper

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verb tear into shreds

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