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noun (usually shreds)

a strip of some material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger:

〖通例～s〗 (紙･布などの細長い)切れ端; 小片, 細片

e.g. her beautiful dress was torn to shreds.

often with negative a very small amount:

〖通例a ～ of A; 通例否定の表現と共に〗 わずかなA, 少しのA

e.g. there was not a shred of evidence that linked him to the fire.

verb (shreds, shredding, shredded)

1. with object tear or cut into shreds:

…を切り刻む, ずたずたにする

e.g. (as adjective shredded) : shredded cabbage.

〈文書など〉をシュレッダーにかける

2. no object (usually as noun shredding) play a very fast, intricate style of rock lead guitar:

e.g. we want to hear everything from country and western to blisteringly fast guitar shredding.

very badly damaged; destroyed or ruined:

e.g. my reputation will be in shreds.

informal criticize someone or something forcefully or aggressively:

e.g. a defense counsel would tear his evidence to shreds.

late Old English scrēad‘piece cut off’, scrēadian‘trim, prune’, of West Germanic origin; related to shroud.