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shear

/ shear /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
Type of:
edge tool
noun Sense 2
(usually plural) large scissors with strong blades
Type of:
scissors pair of scissors
Kinds of:
clipper clippers pruning shears snips tinsnips
Derived:
fleece
noun Sense 3
(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
"the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"
Type of:
deformation
Domain:
physics physical science natural philosophy
verb Sense 4
cut with shears
"shear hedges"
Type of:
snip clip crop
Derived:
shears shearer shearing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
cut or cut through with shears
Type of:
cut
Derived:
shearer shearing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
shear the wool from
"shear sheep"
Type of:
shave trim
Derived:
shears shearer shearing wool fleece
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

edge tool scissors pair of scissors clipper clippers pruning shears snips tinsnips deformation snip clip crop