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# shredded

verb form (past tense and past participle of shred: shred, shreds, shredded, shredding); adjective (shredded cheese)

«shredded» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Shredded means torn or cut into thin strips or small pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#m1)
2. As an adjective in cooking: shredded cheese, lettuce, carrot or chicken is cut or grated into thin strips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#m2)
3. Paper that is shredded has been cut up by a machine so no one can read it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#m3)
4. (slang) "Shredded" can mean having very visible muscles; in skateboarding or guitar "shredded" means played or rode brilliantly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#m4)

### In the lessons

In cooking lessons, recipes use shredded vegetables and cheese. In online safety, shredding old letters with names and bank details stops identity theft. In stories, a coat or a sail is shredded by a storm or an animal's claws. "Shredded Wheat" is a cereal.

### Examples

- Sprinkle the shredded cheese on the pizza. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#x1)
- The puppy shredded my homework! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#x2)
- Mum shredded old bank letters so no one could steal her details. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#x3)
- The storm shredded the tent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#x4)
- Add shredded carrot to the salad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#x5)
- The cat shredded the arm of the sofa with its claws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#x6)
- (slang) After a year at the gym, he's totally shredded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/#x7)

### Note

Double d: shred → shredded, shredding. "Shredded" (thin strips) differs from "grated" (rubbed on a grater), though they often mean the same in recipes. The muscle sense is slang.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shredded» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shredded/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shredded» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shredded.html) on Mova free.