shearing

Meaning

Tending to cut or tear.

sheep shearing

sheep clipping

translational rupturing

Frequency

From Middle English scherynge; equivalent to shear + -ing.

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shear

1. To remove the fleece from (a sheep 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. 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. To make a vertical cut in coal.
8. To reap, as grain.
9. To deprive of property; to fleece.

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