shred

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ʃɹɛd/
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• rhymes with -ɛd
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• CMU ARPABET: SH R EH1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The 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”). The adjective is derived from the past participle form of the verb.

From Middle English shrede, shred (“fragment, piece, scrap; piece cut off from something; strip of material; ornamental strip hanging from the edge of a garment; thread; band or thread woven in a garment; element, streak; plant (?)”) [and other forms], from Late Old English sċrēad, sċrēade (“piece cut off from something; a paring; a shred”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudō (“a piece, shred; a crack; a cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”). Doublet of escrow.

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: късче (kǎsče) — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Bulgarian: парче (parče) — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Catalan: tros — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Catalan: fragment — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Chinese Mandarin: 些許 /些许 (xiēxǔ) — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Chinese Mandarin: 一丁點 /一丁点 (yīdīngdiǎn) — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Czech: kus — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Finnish: hitunen — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Finnish: kappale — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Finnish: palanen — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• German: Fitzel — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• German: Fitzelchen — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• German: winziges Stückchen — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• German: Schnipsel — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• German: Schnitzel — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Irish: ruainne — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Italian: rimasuglio — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Polish: kawałek — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Russian: кусо́к (kusók) — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Swedish: spår — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Swedish: tillstymmelse — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Swedish: uns — fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece
• Bulgarian: парцалче (parcalče) — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Catalan: tirella — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Chinese Mandarin: 碎布條 /碎布条 (suìbùtiáo) — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Czech: útržek — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Czech: cár — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Dutch: flard — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Finnish: kaistale — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Finnish: suikale — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• French: lambeau — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Galician: lambiza — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Galician: lambizo — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• German: Lumpen — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Ancient Greek: σπάραγμα (spáragma) — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Hebrew: גֶּזֶר (gézer) — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Latin: segmen — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Māori: ngaku — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Persian: کراد (korâd) — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Polish: strzęp — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Russian: клочо́к (kločók) — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Russian: лоску́т (loskút) — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Spanish: triza — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Spanish: tira — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Spanish: brizna — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Spanish: brinza — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Swedish: remsa — a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip
• Bulgarian: накъсвам (nakǎsvam) — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Catalan: tallar — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Catalan: trinxar — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Catalan: triturar — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Catalan: trocejar — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Chinese Mandarin: 切碎 (qiēsuì) — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Czech: trhat — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Dutch: verscheuren — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Dutch: versnipperen — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Finnish: repiä — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Finnish: silputa — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Finnish: suikaloida — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• French: couper — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• French: déchiqueter — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• French: dilacérer — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• French: lacérer — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• French: râper — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Galician: trocear — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• German: schreddern — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• German: zerfetzen — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• German: zerkleinern — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Greek: κομματιάζω (kommatiázo) — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Ancient Greek: σπαράσσω (sparássō) — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Hebrew: גָּרַס (garás) — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Italian: tagliuzzare — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Māori: toretore — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Norwegian Bokmål: strimle — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Norwegian Nynorsk: strimle — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Occitan: abocinar — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Occitan: trissar — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Old English: sċrēadian — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Polish: drzeć — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Polish: podrzeć — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Portuguese: trinchar — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Russian: измельча́ть (izmelʹčátʹ) — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Russian: кромса́ть (kromsátʹ) — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Spanish: triturar — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Spanish: trocear — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Swedish: strimla — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Unami: pikënëmën — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Walloon: kihatchî — to cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips
• Finnish: tiluttaa — to play (a musical instrument or a piece of music) very fast
• French: déchirer — to play (a musical instrument or a piece of music) very fast
• Malay: goreng — to play (a musical instrument or a piece of music) very fast
• Finnish: tiputtaa — to reduce body weight due to fat and water before a competition
• French: fondre — to reduce body weight due to fat and water before a competition