shred, verb, /ʃrɛd/, past tense and past participle shredded, present participle shredding
1
to cut or tear something into small thin pieces.
to cut or tear (something) into long, thin pieces.
Coleslaw is made with shredded cabbage.
He shredded the paper/cloth.
Shred the cabbage and add it to the salad.
He shredded the documents. [=he put the documents into a shredder to cut them into pieces]
2
to put a document into a shredder.
Carlson was collecting messages, reading them, then shredding them.
shredder, noun, /’ʃrɛdɚ/
a machine that cuts documents into small pieces so that no one can read them.
