shred

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ʃrɛd/

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Noun

Singular shred

Plural shreds

1. (countable) A shred is a long and narrow piece of something.

Verb

Plain form shred

Third-person singular shreds

Past tense shredded

Past participle shredded

Present participle shredding

Shredded paper.

1. If you shred something, you tear it into shreds.

Related words

• shredder