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Definition of shear

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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..

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Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See Shear, n., 4..

Unheart :: Unheart (v. t.) To cause to lose heart; to dishearten.

Belt :: Belt (v. t.) To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep..

Hag :: Hag (n.) The hagdon or shearwater.

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..

Shearwater :: Shearwater (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon..

Shears :: Shears (n.) A pair of wings.

Poll :: Poll (v. t.) To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass..

Disheartening :: Disheartening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dishearte.

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) Same as Shearling.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; -- also called shearing stress, and tangential stress..

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) Shears See Shear.

Sheard :: Sheard (n.) See Shard.

Sheep-shearing :: Sheep-shearing (n.) Act of shearing sheep.

Disheartened :: Disheartened (imp. & p. p.) of Dishearte.

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

Shearbill :: Shearbill (n.) The black skimmer. See Skimmer.

Daunt :: Daunt (v. t.) To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.

Shearing :: Shearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shea.

Deject :: Deject (v. t.) To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.