Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - shred

~1 n 1 a small thin piece that is torn or cut roughly from something + of  (a shred of cloth | shreds of dried coconut) tear/rip/cut sth to shreds  (Jackie was so mad with Tom she tore all his letters to shreds.) 2 in shreds a) torn in many places  (My scarf was in shreds after the dog had played with it.) b) completely ruined  (Simon went home with his career in shreds.) 3 a very small amount  (not a shred of proof/evidence/doubt (=not at all))  (There's not a shred of evidence to convict him.) ~2 v shredded, shredding 1 to cut or tear something into small thin pieces  (Coleslaw is made with shredded cabbage.) 2 to put a document into a shredder  (By the time the police got there the files had all been shredded.)