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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”
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(n)
shear
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
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Verbs
(v)
shear
cut with shears
“shear hedges”
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(v)
fleece
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shear
shear the wool from
“shear sheep”
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(v)
shear
cut or cut through with shears
“shear the wool off the lamb”
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(v)
shear
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
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