shear

(Englisch)

Verb

1. (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
2. To cut the hair of (a person).
3. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
4. To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
5. (intransitive) To change in direction or speed.
6. To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
7. (intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
8. (also 'shear off') To break or suddenly separate because of excessive force, eg. a bolt.
9. (Scotland) To reap, as grain.
10. (figuratively) To deprive of property; to fleece.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
2. (countable, uncountable) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
4. (countable, uncountable) Forces that push in opposite directions.
5. (uncountable) The phenomenon of wind shear.
6. (countable) A specific instance of wind shear.
7. (countable, uncountable) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.
8. (countable, uncountable) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.

Adj

Misspelling of sheer.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ʃɪə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: sheren

Geerbt von Altenglisch: sċieran

Verwandt mit Westfriesisch: skarre

Verwandt mit Niederdeutsch: scheren

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: scheren

Verwandt mit Deutsch: scheren

Verwandt mit Dänisch: skære

Verwandt mit Norwegisch (Bokmål): skjære

Verwandt mit Norwegisch (Nynorsk): skjera

Verwandt mit Schwedisch: skära

Verwandt mit Finnisch: keritä

In summary

From Middle English sheren, scheren, from Old English sċieran (“to shear; to shave”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Cognate with West Frisian skarre, Low German scheren, Dutch scheren, German scheren, Danish skære, Norwegian Bokmål skjære, Norwegian Nynorsk skjera, Swedish skära, Finnish keritä; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “I cut off”), Latin caro (“flesh”), Albanian shqerr (“to tear, cut”), harr (“to cut, to mow”), Lithuanian ski̇̀rti (“separate”), Welsh ysgar (“separate”). See also sharp.

Konzepte

scheren

abschneiden

schneiden

Schub

Schere

rasieren

schälen

stutzen

verzerren

abernten

Abschneiden

abscheren

sicheln

ausreißen

enthaaren

Haare schneiden

mähen

Synonyme

cut

clip

mow

shave

trim

fleece

reap

sever

crop

shearing

snip

scissor

cut away

sythe

prune

chop

carve

shorten

cleave

slice

haircut

💇

harvest

hash

#️⃣

hew

incision

intersection

jab

jump cut

lop

nip off

pare

peel

pierce

pinch

plane section

poll

reduce

rend

resect

retrench

saw

🪚

scythe

section

skin

slicer

slit

spay

stab

strip

tear

Übersetzungen

tondre

tosare

esquilar

scheren

knippen

snoeien

tosquiar

trasquilar

cortar

tagliare

pelar

tosar

tusar

couper

cortar