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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley