Associations to the word «Shred»

Wiktionary

SHRED, noun. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
SHRED, noun. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount.
SHRED, verb. To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.
SHRED, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To lop; to prune; to trim.
SHRED, verb. (snowboarding) To ride aggressively.
SHRED, verb. (bodybuilding) To drop fat and water weight before a competition.
SHRED, verb. (music) (slang) To play very fast (especially guitar solos in rock and metal genres).

Dictionary definition

SHRED, noun. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
SHRED, noun. A small piece of cloth or paper.
SHRED, verb. Tear into shreds.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras