1. A small, thin strip torn or cut from something
   "The paper was reduced to shreds after going through the machine"
    
2. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount
   "The two versions didn't differ a shred";
   - scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge [informal]
    
3. A small piece of cloth
   "Only shreds remained of the old curtain";
   - rag, tag, tag end, tatter

1. Tear into shreds
   "She shredded the rejection letter in frustration";
   - tear up, rip up
    
2. [informal] Perform impressively, especially in sports or music
   "The guitarist shredded during his epic solo"

Derived forms: shredding, shredded, shreds

Type of: bust [informal], piece of cloth, piece of material, rupture, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, snap, tear

Encyclopedia: Shred, White & Blue