shred

shred  (shrd)

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 scrade.]

---

shred

Noun

1. a long narrow piece torn off something

2. a very small amount: not a shred of truth

Verb

[shredding, shredded] or shred

to tear into shreds [Old English scrēad]

shredder n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shred - a tiny or scarcely detectable amount iota, scintilla, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit small 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, tag piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric pine-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 shreds rip up, tear up tease - 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

noun 1. strip, bit, piece, scrap, fragment, rag, ribbon, snippet, sliver, tatter

noun 2. particle, trace, scrap, grain, atom, jot, whit, iota

Translations

shred [ʃrɛd] n (gen pl) → triza, jirón m;

(fig) [of truth, evidence] → pizca, chispa

vt → hacer trizas [+ documents]; triturar;

(CULIN) → desmenuzar

---

shred [ʃrɛd] n (gen pl) → lambeau m, petit morceau (fig) [of truth, evidence]; parcelle f

vt → mettre en lambeaux, déchirer [+ documents]; détruire;

(Culin) (= grate); râper: [+ lettuce etc]; couper en lanières

---

shred [ʃrɛd] n (gen pl) → Fetzen m (fig);

not a shred of truth → kein Fünkchen Wahrheit;

not a shred of evidence → keine Spur eines Beweises vt → zerfetzen;

(Culin) → raspeln

---

shred [ʃrɛd] n (gen pl) → brandello;

(fig) [of truth, evidence] → briciolo

vt → fare a brandelli;

(CULIN) → sminuzzare, tagliuzzare [+ documents]; distruggere, sminuzzare