shear in English
- shear⇄noun shearer.
- shear⇄noun 1. the act or process of shearing.
2. that which is taken off by shearing.
3. one blade of a pair of shears.
4. a pair of shears.
5. any one of various machines for cutting metal, especially sheet metal.
6a. a forc - shear⇄shear, verb, shearedor (Archaic)shore,shearedorshorn,shearing,noun.
- shear⇄v.i. 1. to break by shearing force.
Ex. Several bolts sheared, causing the floor to sag dangerously.
2. (Dialect.) to use a sickle on crops.
3. (Archaic.) to cut through something with the aid of a weapon. - shear⇄v.t. 1. to cut with shears or scissors, especially in order to remove (wool or fleece).
Ex. to shear wool from sheep.
2. to cut the wool or fleece from.
Ex. The farmer sheared his sheep.
3. to cut close; cut off; cut.
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