Shred | Mean of shred in English Dictionary

/ˈʃrɛd/

• Noun
• a long, thin piece cut or torn off of something
1. The cats tore/ripped the curtain to shreds. [=into many long, thin pieces]
2. The wallpaper is in shreds.
3. shreds of paper/cloth
• a completely ruined condition
1. An air attack tore the village to shreds. [=completely destroyed the village]
2. His reputation was in shreds after the arrest.
3. Critics picked/pulled/tore/ripped the movie to shreds. [=criticized the movie very severely]
• a very small amount of something
1. He struggled to retain a shred of his dignity.
2. There's not a shred of evidence showing that he committed the crime.
3. She made the accusation without a shred of proof.
• Verb

• to cut or tear (something) into long, thin pieces
1. He shredded the paper/cloth.
2. Shred the cabbage and add it to the salad.
3. He shredded the documents. [=he put the documents into a shredder to cut them into pieces]