shear

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I - noun

1. (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves (Freq. 21)
- the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
deformation
2. a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
• Hypernyms:
edge tool

II - verb

1. cut with shears (Freq. 3)
- shear hedges
• Derivationally related forms:
shears, shearer, shearing
• Hypernyms:
snip, clip, crop, trim, lop,
dress, prune, cut back
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. shear the wool from
- shear sheep
• Syn:
fleece
• Derivationally related forms:
shears, shearer, shearing, fleece (for: fleece)
• Hypernyms:
shave, trim
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. cut or cut through with shears
- shear the wool off the lamb
• Derivationally related forms:
shearer, shearing
• Hypernyms:
cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s