Shredding

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shred \Shred\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shred} or {Shredded}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Shredding}.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS.
     scre['a]dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr?tan, G.
     schroten. See {Shred}, n.]
     1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and
        long pieces, as of cloth or leather. --Chaucer.


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     2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shredding \Shred"ding\, n.
     1. The act of cutting or tearing into shreds.
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     2. That which is cut or torn off; a piece. --Hooker.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shred
       n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {scintilla}, {whit},
             {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]
       2: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {tag}, {tag end},
           {tatter}]
       v : tear into shreds [syn: {tear up}, {rip up}]
       [also: {shredding}, {shredded}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shredding
       See {shred}