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shear off

shear off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheer awf, of]
    • /ʃɪər ɔf, ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheer awf, of]
    • /ʃɪər ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of shear off words

  • transitive verb+adverb shear off remove by cutting, slice away 1
  • intransitivephrasal verbs shear off cliff, rock: break off 1
  • ergativephrasal verb shear off If something such as a piece of metal shears off, or if it is sheared off, it breaks. 0

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Parts of speech for Shear off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shear off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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