Definition of shear

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Shear (v. t.) To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece..

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Shears :: Shears (n.) An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, -- used for cutting cloth and other substances..
Intimidate :: Intimidate (v. t.) To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash..
Clip :: Clip (v. t.) To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin..
Shears :: Shears (n.) A cutting instrument.
Snip :: Snip (v. t.) To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to break off; to snatch away..
Shore :: Shore () imp. of Shear.
Hackbolt :: Hackbolt (n.) The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon.
Shearing :: Shearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shea.
Mishear :: Mishear (v. t. & i.) To hear incorrectly.
Sheer :: Sheer (v. t.) To shear.
Shear :: Shear (v. t.) A pair of shears; -- now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See Shears..
Sheard :: Sheard (n.) See Shard.
Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
Shear :: Shear (v. i.) To become more or less completely divided, as a body under the action of forces, by the sliding of two contiguous parts relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact..
Sheartail :: Sheartail (n.) Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Thaumastura having a long forked tail.
Shern :: Shern (n.) See Shearn.
Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To reap, as grain..
Exanimate :: Exanimate (a.) Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened.
Flock :: Flock (sing. / pl.) Very fine, sifted, woolen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, used as a coating for wall paper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fiber used for a similar purpose..
Hag :: Hag (n.) The hagdon or shearwater.
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