Shred Common

Shred has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

"After waiting for hours, all I got from the survey was a shred of feedback about what went wrong."

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a small piece of cloth or paper

"He tore the old receipt into tiny shreds before tossing it in the trash."

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A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.

"The old poster was hanging in long shreds of paper after the storm tore through the window."

Verb

tear into shreds

"The storm tore through the neighborhood, leaving not a shred of paper left in any mailbox."

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To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.

"He used scissors to shred the old magazine pages into thin strips for his craft project."