shred

shred

 (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.

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[Middle English shrede, from Old English scrēade.]

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shred

(ʃrɛd)

n

1. a long narrow strip or fragment torn or cut off

2. a very small piece or amount; scrap

vb, 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

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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]

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shred

Past participle: shred/shredded
Gerund: shredding

Imperative

shred

shred

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shred

To cut food into slivers.

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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"

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shred

verb

1. tear up, rip up, cut up, mince, chop finely They may be shredding the documents.

noun

1. 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.

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shred

noun

1. 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.

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Translations

قُصاصات طَويلَه رَفيعَه، أشْلاءيُمَزِّق إربا

cártrhatútržek

strimmel

Fetzenzerfetzen

ψιλοκόβω

jiróntrizacortar en tirashacer trizasjira

lambeauchiffondéchiqueterdilacérer

darabokra tép

rífa/skera í tætlurtæta, rífa í ræmur

brandellofare a pezzipezzetto

draskyti į skuteliuskarpyti į skuteliusskutassudraskyti į skuteliussukarpyti į skutelius

saplēst skrandās/strēmelēsskrandastrēmele

finskjæreskjære i strimler

útržokzdrap

košček

limelime lime etmekparça

切碎撕碎碎片细条

shred

[ʃred]

A. N [of cloth] → jirón m; [of paper] → tira f
without a shred of clothing on → sin nada de ropa encima
if you had a shred of decency → si usted tuviese un mínimo de honradez
you haven't got a shred of evidence → no tienes la más mínima prueba
in shreds (lit, fig) → hecho jirones or trizas
her dress hung in shreds → su vestido estaba hecho jirones or trizas
to tear sth to shreds (lit, fig) → hacer algo trizas
to tear an argument to shreds → hacer pedazos or trizas un argumento
the crowd will tear him to shreds → la gente le hará pedazos
there isn't a shred of truth in it → eso no tiene ni pizca or chispa de verdad

B. VT [+ paper] → hacer trizas, triturar; [+ food] → despedazar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shred

[ˈʃrɛd]

n

(= small piece) [paper, meat] → petit morceau m; [fabric] → lambeau m
to rip sth to shreds [+ letter] → déchirer qch en mille morceaux; [+ fabric, clothing] → mettre qch en lambeaux; [+ meat] → déchirer qch en mille morceaux (fig) (= criticize) → démolir qch
to tear sb to shreds (= criticize) → éreinter qn

[truth, evidence] → parcelle f

vt [+ paper] → mettre en lambeaux, déchirer; [+ documents] → détruire; [+ lettuce, apple] → couper en lanières

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shred

n (= scrap) → Fetzen m; (of paper also) → Schnipsel m, → Schnippel m (inf); (of vegetable, meat) → Stückchen nt; (fig) → Spur f; (of truth) → Fünkchen nt; shred of cloth → Stoffetzen m; not a shred of evidence → keinerlei Beweis; without a shred of clothing on → splitter(faser)nackt; to be or hang in shreds → zerfetzt sein; her dress hung in shreds → ihr Kleid hing ihr in Fetzen vom Leib; his reputation was in shreds → sein (guter) Ruf war ruiniert; to tear something to shreds → etw total zerreißen, etw in Stücke reißen; (fig) → etw verreißen; argument → etw total zerpflücken; to tear somebody to shreds (fig) → keinen guten Faden an jdm lassen

vt

food → zerkleinern, schnitzeln; (= grate) carrots → raspeln; cabbage → hobeln; paper → zerstückeln, schnitzeln; (in shredder) → schreddern; piece of clothing → zerkleinern

(= tear) → in kleine Stücke reißen; (with claws) → zerfetzen

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shred

[ʃrɛd]

1. n gen pl (of cloth) → brandello; (of paper) → strisciolina (fig) (of truth, evidence) → briciolo
you haven't got a shred of evidence → non ne hai la benché minima prova
in shreds → a brandelli
to tear to shreds → fare a brandelli (fig) (argument) → demolire

2. vt (paper) → stracciare, strappare; (mechanically) → trinciare; (food, with grater) → grattugiare; (with knife) → tagliuzzare, sminuzzare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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. flenter قُصاصات طَويلَه رَفيعَه، أشْلاء ивица farrapo cár, útržek der Fetzen strimmel κουρέλι, κομματάκιtriza, jirón riba بريده ؛ تراشه suikale lambeauחתיכה धज्जी krpa, dronjak foszlány carikan, robekan, cabikan rífa/skera í tætlur brandello 細片 조각 skutas skranda; strēmele carikan; cebisan flardstrimmel, fille, trevl strzęp ريښكۍ، ريتاړه farrapo zdreanţă, bucată клочок zdrap, útržok cunja komadić remsa, strimla, trasa ชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย parça, lime 條狀，絲狀 клаптик, шматок کترن miếng nhỏ 细条，碎片

verb – past tense, past participle ˈshredded –

to cut or tear into shreds. to shred paper. versnipper يُمَزِّق إربا нарязвам на ивици rasgar (roz)trhat zerfetzen skære i strimler; rive i strimler κουρελιάζω, ξεσκίζωhacer trizas, cortar en tiras ribadeks rebima, lõikuma پاره پاره كردن silputa déchiqueter לקרוע לגזרים धज्जी-धज्जी करना razderati u komadiće, isjeckati darabokra tép mencabik, merobek tæta, rífa í ræmur fare a brandelli, stracciare 細かく切る 조각조각으로 찢다 (su)karpyti/(su)draskyti į skutelius saplēst skrandās/strēmelēs mencarik-carik verscheurenfinskjære, skjære i strimler ciąć na paski, drzeć na strzępy ريښكۍ ريښكۍ كول، ريتاړى ريتاړى كول rasgar a zdrenţui резать, измельчать (roz)trhať trgati, cefrati iseckati skära (klippa, riva) i remsor (strimlor, trasor), trasa sönder ตัดหรือฉีกเป็นชิ้น ๆ lime lime etmek 切成條狀，切絲 різати, рвати на клапті ٹکڑوں میں کاٹنا cắt, xé thành từng miếng nhỏ 切碎，撕碎

shredder noun

a machine that shreds paper. a paper shredder. versnipperaar آلة تَقْطيع الأوراق машина за рязане на хартия retalhadora skartovačka der Papierschredder makuleringsmaskine μηχάνημα που κομματιάζει το χαρτί trituradora paberihunt وسيله برش كاغذ silppuri déchiqueteuse מגרסה कागज को धज्जी-धज्जी करने की मशीन sjeckalica, stroj za uništavanje papira iratmegsemmisítő mesin penghancur kertas tritadocumenti 文書裁断器 서류 분쇄기 (popieriaus) pjaustomoji mašina papīru smalcinātājs mesin pencincang papierversnipperaar, papiervernietigermakuleringsmaskin niszczarka dokumentów كاغذ پرى كوونكى آله бумагорезательная машина drvič uničevalnik dokumentov seckalica dokumentförstörare เครื่องย่อยกระดาษ kâğıt doğrayıcısı 碎紙機 шредер دستاویزات کو کترنوں میں کاٹنے والی مشین thiết bị cắt vụn 磨碎机，碎纸机

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