shear
Nouns
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(n) (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
- (n) a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
Verbs
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(v) cut with shears
- shear hedges
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(v) shear the wool from
- shear sheep
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(v) cut or cut through with shears
- shear the wool off the lamb
- (v) become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain