ALL meanings of shear
shear
S s - verb with object shear to cut (something). 1
- verb with object shear to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument: to shear wool from sheep. 1
- verb with object shear to cut or clip the hair, fleece, wool, etc., from: to shear sheep. 1
- verb with object shear to strip or deprive (usually followed by of): to shear someone of power. 1
- verb with object shear Chiefly Scot. to reap with a sickle. 1
- verb with object shear to travel through by or as if by cutting: Chimney swifts sheared the air. 1
- verb without object shear to cut or cut through something with a sharp instrument. 1
- verb without object shear to progress by or as if by cutting: The cruiser sheared through the water. 1
- verb without object shear Mechanics, Geology. to become fractured along a plane as a result of forces acting parallel to the plane. 1
- verb without object shear Chiefly Scot. to reap crops with a sickle. 1
- noun shear Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb) scissors of large size (usually used with pair of). any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors. 1
- noun shear the act or process of shearing or being sheared. 1
- noun shear a shearing of sheep (used in stating the age of sheep): a sheep of one shear. 1
- noun shear the quantity, especially of wool or fleece, cut off at one shearing. 1
- noun shear one blade of a pair of large scissors. 1
- noun shear Usually, shears. (usually used with a plural verb). Also, sheers. Also called shear legs, sheerlegs. a framework for hoisting heavy weights, consisting of two or more spars with their legs separated, fastened together near the top and steadied by guys, which support a tackle. 1
- noun shear a machine for cutting rigid material, as metal in sheet or plate form, by moving the edge of a blade through it. 1
- noun shear Mechanics, Geology. the tendency of forces to deform or fracture a member or a rock in a direction parallel to the force, as by sliding one section against another. 1
- noun shear Physics. the lateral deformation produced in a body by an external force, expressed as the ratio of the lateral displacement between two points lying in parallel planes to the vertical distance between the planes. 1
- transitive verb shear cut with shears 1
- transitive verb shear shave wool from: a sheep 1
- noun,plural shear large scissors 1
- noun,plural shear large garden scissors 1
- intransitive verb shear cut through 1
- intransitive verb shear move as though cutting 1
- verb shear To shear a sheep means to cut its wool off. 0
- noun plural shear A pair of shears is a garden tool like a very large pair of scissors. Shears are used especially for cutting hedges. 0
- verb shear to remove (the fleece or hair) of (sheep, etc) by cutting or clipping 0
- verb shear to cut or cut through (something) with shears or a sharp instrument 0
- verb shear to cause (a part, member, shaft, etc) to deform or fracture or (of a part, etc) to deform or fracture as a result of excess torsion or transverse load 0
- verb shear to strip or divest 0
- verb shear to move through (something) by or as if by cutting 0
- verb shear to reap (corn, etc) with a scythe or sickle 0
- noun shear the act, process, or an instance of shearing 0
- noun shear a shearing of a sheep or flock of sheep, esp when referred to as an indication of age 0
- noun shear a form of deformation or fracture in which parallel planes in a body or assembly slide over one another 0
- noun shear the deformation of a body, part, etc, expressed as the lateral displacement between two points in parallel planes divided by the distance between the planes 0
- noun shear either one of the blades of a pair of shears, scissors, etc 0
- noun shear a machine that cuts sheet material by passing a knife blade through it 0
- noun shear a device for lifting heavy loads consisting of a tackle supported by a framework held steady by guy ropes 0
- verb transitive shear to cut with shears or a similar sharp-edged instrument 0
- verb transitive shear to remove (the hair, wool, etc.) by cutting or clipping 0
- verb transitive shear to cut or clip the hair, wool, etc. from 0
- verb transitive shear to tear or wrench (off) by shearing stress 0
- verb transitive shear to move through as if cutting 0
- verb transitive shear to strip or divest (someone) of a power, right, etc. 0
- verb transitive shear to reap with a sickle 0
- intransitive verb shear to use a cutting tool, as shears, in trimming or cutting wool, shrubbery, metal, etc. 0
- intransitive verb shear to use a sickle in reaping 0
- intransitive verb shear to come apart or break under the action of shearing stress 0