shear
adjective
1. Misspelling of sheer.
noun
1. (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
Definition categories: phenomenon, deformation
2. a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
Definition categories: man–made
verb
1. cut with shears
- shear hedges
Definition categories: contact, clip, crop, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim
2. shear the wool from
- shear sheep
Similar word(s): fleece
Definition categories: contact, shave, trim
3. cut or cut through with shears
- shear the wool off the lamb
Definition categories: contact, cut
4. become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
Definition categories: change