shear
[ʃɪə]
vb
to remove (the fleece or hair) of (sheep, etc) by cutting or clipping
to cut or cut through (something) with shears or a sharp instrument
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
to strip or divest
to shear someone of his power
to move through (something) by or as if by cutting
to reap (corn, etc) with a scythe or sickle
n
the act, process, or an instance of shearing
a shearing of a sheep or flock of sheep, esp when referred to as an indication of age
a sheep of two shears
a form of deformation or fracture in which parallel planes in a body or assembly slide over one another
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
either one of the blades of a pair of shears, scissors, etc
a machine that cuts sheet material by passing a knife blade through it
a device for lifting heavy loads consisting of a tackle supported by a framework held steady by guy ropes
See shears See shore
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