Shear — synonyms, definition

1. shear (Verb)

19 synonyms

barber bob clip crop cut cut short dock fleece lop nip pare prune shave shorten slice snip strip trim use a razor

4 definitions

shear (Verb) — Cut to the desired shape or thickness using shears. ex. "shear hedges"

shear (Verb) — Shave the wool from. ex. "shear sheep"

shear (Verb) — Cut or cut through with shears. ex. "shear the wool off the lamb"

shear (Verb) — (physics) become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain.

11 types of

change clip crop cut cut back dress lop prune shave snip trim

2. shear (Noun)

2 definitions

shear (Noun) — (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves. ex. "the shear changed the rectangle into a parallelogram"

shear (Noun) — A large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it.

2 types of

Deformation edge tool