[ʃrɛd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger
(e.g: her dress was torn to shreds)


Phrases:
- in shreds
- tear someone/something to shreds

Origin:
late Old English scrēad ‘piece cut off’, scrēadian ‘trim, prune’, of West Germanic origin; related to shroud

[ʃrɛd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- tear or cut into shreds

- play a very fast, intricate style of rock lead guitar
(e.g: that girl can shred like Eddie Van Halen)


Phrases:
- in shreds
- tear someone/something to shreds

Origin:
late Old English scrēad ‘piece cut off’, scrēadian ‘trim, prune’, of West Germanic origin; related to shroud