shred
Tear to bits
A shred is a thin strip torn or cut from something: shreds of fabric, shreds of evidence.
To shred is to tear or cut into strips—shredding documents destroys them, shredding cheese prepares it for cooking.
In slang, to shred is to perform with exceptional skill, especially on a guitar or skateboard: She absolutely shreds.
If something is in shreds, it's ruined or torn apart: His alibi was in shreds after cross-examination.
Torn cloth fragment
- ripTear apart forcibly
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- sliverThin split-off piece
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
scrap · fragment · piece · bit · slice · cut · shard · remnant
Destroy all traces of
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- demolishDestroy completely
- decimateDestroy a large portion
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
pulverize · disintegrate · ruin · wreck · mangle · mutilate · eradicate · eliminate
Formal written records
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- destroyCause complete ruin
- disposeArrange or settle
cover-up · confidential · classified · sensitive · records · files · cross-cut · confetti
Fine dry particles
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- freerideUnearned benefit from others
- freshiesSlang for newcomers
- gnarGrowl menacingly
mountain · terrain · carving · steep · extreme · freestyle · moguls · off-piste
U-shaped ramp for tricks
- vertUpright orientation, abbreviated
- rampSloped connecting surface
- trickDeliberate deception
- kickflipLengthwise board rotation trick
grind · rail · park · street · bowl · deck · ollie · session
Torn or very muscular
- leanLacking fat; incline
- cutSeverance or reduction
- muscleContractile body tissue
- definitionStatement of meaning
bodybuilding · tone · bulk · gym · workout · diet · cardio · abs
tatter
Torn cloth fragment
ribbon · scrap · fragment · piece · bit · slice · cut · shard · remnant · splinter
obliterate
Destroy all traces of
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- demolishDestroy completely
- decimateDestroy a large portion
devastate · pulverize · disintegrate · ruin · wreck · mangle · mutilate · eradicate · eliminate · trash
documents
Formal written records
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- destroyCause complete ruin
dispose · cover-up · confidential · classified · sensitive · records · files · cross-cut · confetti · industrial
powder
Fine dry particles
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- freerideUnearned benefit from others
- freshiesSlang for newcomers
gnar · mountain · terrain · carving · steep · extreme · freestyle · moguls · off-piste · heli-skiing
halfpipe
U-shaped ramp for tricks
kickflip · grind · rail · park · street · bowl · deck · ollie · session · drop in
ripped
Torn or very muscular
definition · bodybuilding · tone · bulk · gym · workout · diet · cardio · abs · physique
cheese
Fermented milk solid
zucchini · coleslaw · julienne · zest · lettuce · potato · coconut · slaw · mandoline · food processor
riff
Repeated musical phrase
virtuoso · tapping · legato · speed · metal · technique · electric · distortion · amplifier · whammy
- cuttingslicing, slice, chopping, dice, dicing
- tiny amountsbit, drop, hint, dash, dot
- Surfingsurfboards, surfboard, longboards, shortboards, longboard
- data destructionincineration, degaussing, overwriting, wiping, erasure
- knife cutsjulienne, chiffonade, dice, mince, chop
- wood scrapssawdust, wood chips, shavings, splinters, wood shavings
- shredded cheeseCheese cut into strips
- rip to shredsDestroy by violent tearing
- paper shredderDevice slicing documents into strips
- shredded wheatPressed fiber cereal
- shredded coconutDried, cut palm fruit
- torn to shreds
shroud, shreds, shredded, shredding, shredder, shredders, unshredded, paper shredder