shred

[US]/ʃred/

[UK]/ʃred/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small piece; a small amount left; the smallest amount

vt. cut or tear into strips; destroy with a shredder

vi. tear into pieces

shred paper

shred documents

shred cheese

tear to shreds

not a shred of evidence.

my reputation will be in shreds .

The document was in shreds on the floor.

There is not a shred of truth in it.

a mischievous allegation for which there is not a shred of evidence.

her beautiful dress was torn to shreds .

we have not a shred of evidence to go on.

we have not a solitary shred of evidence to go on.

There is not a shred of truth in what he says.

Mice will shred things such as newspapers.

a crescent moon limned each shred with white gold.

He made the accusations without a shred of evidence to back them up.

Can you believe it? I spent all that time preparing my report, only to have it ripped to shreds!

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