About The Word Shred
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Shred
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What's The Definition Of Shred?
[n] a small piece of cloth
[n] a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [v] tear into shreds Synonyms | Synonyms for Shred: iota | rag | rip up | scintilla | smidge | smidgen | smidgeon | smidgin | tag | tag end | tatter | tear up | tittle | whit Related Terms | Find terms related to Shred: See Also | bust | piece of cloth | piece of material | pine-tar rag | rupture | small indefinite amount | small indefinite quantity | snap | tear | tease Shred In Webster's Dictionary \Shred\, n. [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. scre['a]de; akin to
OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjo[eth]r a
shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. {Screed}, {Scroll}, {Scrutiny}.]
1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. ``Shreds of
tanned leather.'' --Bacon.
2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. --Shak.
\Shred\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shred} or {Shredded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shredding}.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS. scre['a]dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr?tan, G. schroten. See {Shred}, n.] 1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. --Chaucer. 2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.] |
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