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Shred vs Tatters - What's the difference?

shred | tatters |

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)
  • A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • shreds of tanned leather
  • In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount.
  • There isn't a shred of evidence to support his claims.
    (Shakespeare)

    Synonyms

    * See also .

    Verb

  • To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.
  • (Chaucer)
  • *
  • (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).
  • Derived terms

    * shredder

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    tatters

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (plurale tantum) Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (tatter)
  • Derived terms

    * rags and tatters

    See also

    * tatter

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