Dictionary
shear
Meaning
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- To remove the fleece from (a sheep etc.) by clipping.
- To cut the hair of (a person).
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- To change in direction or speed.
- 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.
- To make a vertical cut in coal.
- To reap, as grain.
- To deprive of property; to fleece.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɪə(ɹ)/
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