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Meaning
Noun
●
A
fragment
of something; a
particle
; a
piece
; also, a very small amount.
●
A long,
narrow
piece
(especially of
fabric
)
cut
or
torn off
; a
strip
;
specifically
, a
piece
of
cloth
or
cloth
ing.
A
thin
strand
or
wisp
,
as of
a
cloud
,
mist
, etc.
●
In Cooking:
A long,
narrow
piece
(especially of
fabric
)
cut
or
torn off
; a
strip
;
specifically
, a
piece
of
cloth
or
cloth
ing.
A
thin
strip
of
fruit
peel
, a
vegetable
, etc;
cut
so that it curls.
●
A
piece
of
gold
or
silver lace
or thread.
●
A
shard
or
sherd
(“a
piece
of
broken
glass
or pottery”).
●
A tailor.
Verb
●
To
cut
or
tear
(something) into long,
narrow
pieces
or strips.
●
To
destroy
(a
document
) by
cutting
or
tearing
into
strips
or small
pieces
that cannot
easily
be
read
, especially using a shredder.
●
In Cooking:
To
cut
(fruit
peel
, a
vegetable
, etc.) into
thin
strips
that curl.
●
To
separate
(something) into small portions.
●
To reduce (something) by a large
percentage
; to slash.
●
In Music:
Chiefly in
rock
and
heavy metal
: to
play
(a
musical instrument
(especially a
guitar
) or a
piece
of
music
) very fast.
●
In Snowboarding & Surfing:
To
cut through
(snow, water, etc.)
swiftly
with
one's
snowboard
,
surfboard
, etc.; (
by extension
) to
move
or
ride along
(
a road
,
track
, etc.)
aggressively
and rapidly.
●
In American English:
To
convincingly
defeat
(someone); to
thrash
, to trounce.
●
To
cut
or
sever
(something) into two parts.
●
To
chop
or
cut
(something) into pieces.
●
To
cut
,
lop
, or
strip
(branches, etc.) off; also, to
cut
(a
piece
) from something.
●
To
prune
or
trim
(a
tree
, a
vineyard
, etc.).
●
To become
separated
into small portions.
●
In Bodybuilding:
To reduce
body weight
due to
fat
and water before a competition.
●
In Snowboarding & Surfing:
To
travel
swiftly
using a
snowboard
,
surfboard
, or vehicle.
Adj
●
Synonym of
shredded
(“cut or
torn
into
narrow
strips
or small pieces”)
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
shred
English
screade
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Tear
Destroy
Chop
Melt
Grind
Slither
Shatter
Eviscerate
Peel
Modicum
Pulverize
Skerrick
Trace
Demolish
Slice
Crush
Pierce
Glimmer
Rip
Recycle
Lick
Morsel
Semblance
Pack
Cut
Whiff
Puncture
Discard
Toss
Smidgeon
Obliterate
Devour
Burn
Pull
Squish
Remove
Store
Clean
Harvest
Scrape
Wash
Throw
Iota
Retrieve
Disassemble
Smidgen
Release
Vestige
Collect
Wrap
Lift
Squeeze
Print
Lot
Break
Ounce
Wipe
Decimate
Rip Up
Pick Up
Throw Away
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Rhymes
Z
Ed
Led
Ned
Wed
Med
Fed
Bed
Med
Ted
Ked
Dmz
Red
Fed
Zed
Ted
Head
Fled
Read
Bled
Cred
Bred
Fred
Abed
Pled
Tedd
Said
Sked
Shed
Sped
Dead
Sled
Rewed
Ahead
Unwed
Faned
Bread
Dread
Shred
Tread
Stead
Embed
Spread
Undead
Inbred
Reread
Behead
Resaid
Unread
Thread
Unsaid
Instead
Aspread
Bestead
Retread
Misread
Overhead
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