shred
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2.2
- noun
- /ʃrɛd/
:
jirón
- After the party, there was a shred of fabric left on the floor.
- torn to shreds
- a shred of cloth
- hanging in shreds
They believed in ripping everything to shreds for spite.
- They believed in ripping everything to shreds for spite.
- They hate sitting on the leather and they tear it to shreds.
- Imagine it's like, it's like all these baby turtles going out to the ocean and the seagulls are ripping them to shreds and then they're sharks are eating them.
Examples
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Michael tore his toast up into little shreds, as if planning to feed ducks.
Fiction book (1990) -
He picked up a shred of chicken from his plate and offered it to the dog.
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You haven't opened so much as a single shred of mail.
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Believe me, your father does not give you one shred of credit you don't deserve.
Fiction book (1992) -
Others make small fires of coconut shreds to keep the insects away.
Fiction book (1995) -
The city of Lubbock's landfill has reported success in using large shreds for erosion control over a closed cell.
Academic text (1997) -
Flamboyant theories that tarnish a man, and a well-known figure at that, without a single shred of substantial proof.
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She found a tiny shred of paper stuck to her shoe after the meeting.
Synonyms
179
2.1
A small piece left over or thrown away
97
1.0
A small piece of old cloth used for cleaning
14
5.6
A small torn piece of cloth or paper
A small piece left at the very end of cloth or ribbon
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Etymology
Shred comes from an old English word scred meaning 'a piece' and is related to words for cutting such as shear. That's why a shred is a thin piece torn or cut from cloth, paper, or food.