/ʃred/
shred
BrE /ʃred/
NAmE /ʃred/
~ sth
to cut or tear sth into small pieces
Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.
He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case (= putting them in a shredder ).
shred
BrE /ʃred/
NAmE /ʃred/
[usually pl.]
a small thin piece that has been torn or cut from sth
SYN scrap
shreds of paper
His jacket had been torn to shreds by the barbed wire.
[usually singular]
~ of sth
(used especially in negative sentences)
a very small amount of sth
There is not a shred of evidence to support his claim.
in ˈshreds
very badly damaged
SYN in tatters
Her nerves were in shreds.
The country’s economy is in shreds.
torn in many places
The document was in shreds on the floor.
pick/pull/tear sb/sth to ˈpieces/ˈshreds
(informal)
to criticize sb, or their work or ideas, very severely