Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Shred /shrĕd/ · IPA /ʃɹɛd/ n. v. t. 01 n. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. 1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. 2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. 02 v. t. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. imp. & p. p. Shred; p. pr. & vb. n. Shredding 1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. 2. To lop; to prune; to trim.[Obs.]