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Shears
see synonyms of shearsNoun
1. shears
large scissors with strong blades
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Shears
see synonyms of shearsplural noun
1.
a.
large scissors, as for cutting cloth, jointing poultry, etc
b.
a large scissor-like and usually handheld cutting tool with flat blades, as for cutting hedges
2.
any of various analogous cutting or clipping implements or machines
3. short for sheerlegs
4. off the shears
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Shears
see synonyms of shears plural noun
1.
a pair of scissors, usually large, as used in gardening
: also called pair of shears2.
any of several large tools or machines used to cut metal, etc. by the scissors action
of two opposed cutting edges
3.
a device used in hoisting, consisting of two or more guyed poles or legs spread at the base and joined at the top to hold hoisting tackle
: also ˈshearˌlegs (ˈʃɪrˌlɛgz
; shirˈlegzˌ)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Shears
see synonyms of shearsv. 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.
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