shear

Words with a similar base: shear

'shear'

[shear.n.01] as in: (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves

Examples:
the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram

'shear'

[shear.n.02] as in: a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it

'shear'

[shear.v.01] as in: cut with shears

Examples:
shear hedges

'shear'

[fleece.v.02] as in: shear the wool from

Examples:
shear sheep

'shear'

[shear.v.03] as in: cut or cut through with shears

Examples:
shear the wool off the lamb

'shear'

[shear.v.04] as in: become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain

Origins

					shear (English)
└── scieran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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