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Definition of
shred verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
shred
verb
verb
NAmE
/
/
ʃrɛd
/
/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they
shred
he / she / it
shreds
past simple
shredded
-ing form
shredding
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shred
something
to cut or tear something into small pieces
Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.
He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case
(= putting them in a
shredder
)
.
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shred
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