- a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- a bit; scrap: We haven't got a shred of evidence.
- to cut or tear into small pieces, especially small strips; reduce to shreds: I shred my credit card statement every month.
- to be cut up, torn, etc.: The blouse had shredded in the wash.
- to snowboard, skateboard, surf, or ski in a highly skilled or showily spectacular manner: I bought a new action camera that I can mount to my helmet—stay tuned for rad videos of me shredding when I hit the slopes next weekend.
- to play guitar very quickly with specific picking techniques, as during an electric guitar solo: Fans in the mosh pit go wild when Eddie shreds on lead guitar.
- a long narrow strip or fragment torn or cut off
- a very small piece or amount; scrap
- to tear or cut into shreds
