Shred vs Tatters - What's the difference?
shred | tatters |
A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
* Francis Bacon
In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount.
To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.
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(obsolete) To lop; to prune; to trim.
(snowboarding) To ride aggressively.
(bodybuilding) To drop fat and water weight before a competition.
(music, slang) To play very fast (especially guitar solos in rock and metal genres).
As nouns the difference between shred and tatters
is that shred is a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip while tatters is ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.As verbs the difference between shred and tatters
is that shred is to cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips while tatters is third-person singular of tatter.shred
English
(wikipedia shred)Noun
(en noun)- shreds of tanned leather
- There isn't a shred of evidence to support his claims.
- (Shakespeare)
Synonyms
* See also .Verb
- (Chaucer)