- shear - (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"
--1 is a kind of deformation
- shear, shears - (usually plural) large scissors with strong blades
--2 is a kind of scissors, pair of scissors
--2 has particulars:clipper, clippers; pruning shears; snips, tinsnips; thinning shears Derived forms: verb shear2, verb shear1 - shear - a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
--3 is a kind of edge tool
Derived form: verb shear3 - shear, shears - (usually plural) large scissors with strong blades
- shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges"
--1 is one way to snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun shear2, noun shearer2, noun shearing1
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- fleece, shear - shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
--2 is one way to shave, trim
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun shear2, noun shearer3, noun shearing1
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- shear - cut or cut through with shears
--3 is one way to cut
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun shear3, noun shearer2, noun shearing1
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Something ----s something