shred
Synonym of shreddedSynonym of shredded (“cut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces”).
» There wasn't a single shred of evidence.
Не было ни малейшего свидетельства. — odexed
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1 sensesSynonym of shredded (“cut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces”).
Examples
57 sentencesThere wasn't a single shred of evidence.
ruНе было ни малейшего свидетельства. — odexed
My dog tore my shirt to shreds.
My dog tore my shirts to shreds.
deMein Hund hat mir die Hemden zerfetzt. — Waldelfe
Those guard dogs would tear you to shreds.
deDie Wachhunde würden dich zerfetzen. — Waldelfe
Tom put a bag of shredded cheese into his shopping cart.
deTom legte eine Tüte mit geriebenem Käse in seinen Einkaufswagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
The verb is derived from Middle English shreden, shred (“to chop, cut up; to cut, hack; toThe verb is derived from Middle English shreden, shred (“to chop, cut up; to cut, hack; to wound with a knife; to cut off a part of (something); to prune, trim”) [and other forms], from Old English sċrēadian (“to cut up, shred; to cut off; to prune, trim”), from Proto-West Germanic *skraudōn, related to Proto-West Germanic *skraudan (“to cut up; to shred”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudaną (“to cut up; to shred”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”).
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Forms
more shred, most shred| Comparative | more shred Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most shred Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form