Sheared — synonyms, sheared antonyms, definition

1. sheared (Adjective)

shorn unsheared

sheared (Adjective) — Having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers. ex. "naked as a sheared sheep"

sheared (Adjective) — (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length. ex. "a coat of sheared lamb"

2. sheared (Verb)

fleeced

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

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

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

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

changed clipped cropped cut cut back dressed lopped pruned shaved snipped trimmed