Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)shear(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves“the shear changed the rectangle into a parallelogram” (n)sheara large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it Verbs
(v)shearcut with shears“shear hedges” (v)shearcut or cut through with shears“shear the wool off the lamb” (v)shearbecome deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain