shear
- Verb. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- Verb. To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- Verb. (physics) To deform because of shearing forces.
- Noun. a cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- Noun. the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
- Noun. (physics) a force that produces a shearing strain.
- Adjective. (misspelling of, sheer) .
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