How to pronounce “shear”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
• To cut the hair of (a person).
• To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
• (physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
• (aviation, meteorology, intransitive, of wind) To change in direction or speed.
• (mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
• (mining, intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
• (engineering) (also 'shear off') To break or suddenly separate because of excessive force, eg. a bolt.
• (Scotland) To reap, as grain.
• (figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
• [Noun]
• A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
• (metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
• The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
• (physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
• (aviation, meteorology, uncountable) The phenomenon of wind shear.
• (aviation, meteorology, countable) A specific instance of wind shear.
• (mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.
• (geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
• [Adjective]
• Misspelling of sheer.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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