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Shear

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Noun

1. shear

(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves

Example Sentences:
'the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram'

2. shear

a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it

Verb

3. shear

cut with shears

Example Sentences:
'shear hedges'

4. fleece, shear

shear the wool from

Example Sentences:
'shear sheep'

5. shear

cut or cut through with shears

Example Sentences:
'shear the wool off the lamb'

6. shear

become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shear

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verbWord forms: shears, shearing, shearedWord forms: Australian and New Zealand shore, sheared or shorn
1. (transitive)
to remove (the fleece or hair) of (sheep, etc) by cutting or clipping
2. 
to cut or cut through (something) with shears or a sharp instrument
3. engineering
to cause (a part, member, shaft, etc) to deform or fracture or (of a part, etc) to deform or fracture as a result of excess torsion or transverse load
4. (transitive; often foll by of)
to strip or divest
to shear someone of power
5. (when intr, foll by through)
to move through (something) by or as if by cutting
6. Scottish
to reap (corn, etc) with a scythe or sickle
noun
7. 
the act, process, or an instance of shearing
8. 
a shearing of a sheep or flock of sheep, esp when referred to as an indication of age
a sheep of two shears
9. 
a form of deformation or fracture in which parallel planes in a body or assembly slide over one another
10. physics
the deformation of a body, part, etc, expressed as the lateral displacement between two points in parallel planes divided by the distance between the planes
11. 
either one of the blades of a pair of shears, scissors, etc
12. 
a machine that cuts sheet material by passing a knife blade through it
13. 
a device for lifting heavy loads consisting of a tackle supported by a framework held steady by guy ropes

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Shear

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verb transitiveWord forms: sheared, sheared or shorn, ˈshearing
1. 
to cut with shears or a similar sharp-edged instrument
2. 
a. 
to remove (the hair, wool, etc.) by cutting or clipping
b. 
to cut or clip the hair, wool, etc. from
3. 
to tear or wrench (off) by shearing stress
4. 
to move through as if cutting
5. 
to strip or divest (someone) of a power, right, etc.
6.  Dialectal
to reap with a sickle
verb intransitive
7. 
a. 
to use a cutting tool, as shears, in trimming or cutting wool, shrubbery, metal, etc.
b.  Dialectal
to use a sickle in reaping
8. 
to come apart or break under the action of shearing stress
9. 
to move by or as if by cutting
noun
10. 
a.  Rare
shears
b. 
a single blade of a pair of shears
11. 
a machine used in cutting metal, esp. sheet metal
12. 
the action, process, or result of shearing; specif., the shearing of wool from an animal
used in designating a sheep's age
a sheep of three shears
13. 
a. 
shearing stress
b. 
any strain or distortion in shape resulting from the action of shearing stress

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Shear

see synonyms of shear
v. sheared, sheared or shorn (shôrn), shear·ing, shears
v.tr.
1. To remove (fleece or hair) by cutting or clipping.
2. To remove the hair or fleece from.
3. To cut with or as if with shears: shearing a hedge.
4. To divest or deprive as if by cutting: The prisoners were shorn of their dignity.
v.intr.
1. To use a cutting tool such as shears.
2. To move or proceed by or as if by cutting: shear through the wheat.
3. Physics To become deformed by shear force.
n.
1. often shears
a. A pair of scissors.
b. Any of various implements or machines that cut with a scissorlike action.
2. The act, process, or result of shearing, especially when used to indicate a sheep's age: a two-shear ram.
3. Something cut off by shearing.
4. also sheers (shîrz) (used with a sing. or pl. verb) An apparatus used to lift heavy weights, consisting of two or more spars joined at the top and spread at the base, the tackle being suspended from the top.
5. Physics
a. See shear force.
b. See shear strain.
c. See shear stress.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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