Found 2 items, similar to shred.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: shred shred n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge] 2: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: rag, tag, tag end, tatter] v : tear into shreds [syn: tear up, rip up] [also: shredding, shredded]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Shred Shred \Shred\, n. [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. scre['a]de; akin to OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjo[eth]r a shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny.] 1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. “Shreds of tanned leather.” --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Shred \Shred\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shred or Shredded; p. pr. & vb. n. Shredding.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS. scre['a]dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr?tan, G. schroten. See Shred, n.] 1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Shred \Shred\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shred or Shredded; p. pr. & vb. n. Shredding.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS. scre['a]dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr?tan, G. schroten. See Shred, n.] 1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]