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Meaning shear meaning

What does shear mean?

shear

— noun (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram — verb cut with shears shear hedges — verb cut or cut through with shears shear the wool off the lamb — verb become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain — noun a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it — verb shear the wool from shear sheep

Synonyms shear synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as shear?

shear English » English

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Topics shear topics

What do people use shear to talk about?
Work and occupation Animal husbandry Domesticated animal

Sheep
Work and occupation Animal husbandry

Wool production

Conjugation shear conjugation

How do you conjugate shear?

shear · verb

Examples shear examples

How do I use shear in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I cannot shear my sheep now. It's still cold.
Their job is to shear the sheep.
A highly skilled shearer can shear a sheep in two to three minutes depending on the size and condition of the sheep.
A top-class shearer can shear up to 150 sheep in one day.
They usually shear sheep in spring.

Movie subtitles

I mean, for shear vanity. she must keep you waiting ten minutes.
Shear away from him no matter which way he turns.
Shear away, Mr Bailey.
And she. tried to kill the baby with the garden shear.
I see you're already getting ready to shear them!
Don't shear the bolts.
When shepherds shear the sheep.
Shear pin's gone.
Terrible wind shear.
Too much wind shear.
Gotta watch out for that wind shear.
I wanna call it Shear Heaven!
Could be an optical illusion, a mirroring effect. Caused by wind shear and light, a speed mirage, if you will.
Wind shear is incredible.
The shear eggleheadness, you've surpassed yourself.
But this. this is shear madness.
I mean, for shear vanity.
The best way to get wool is to shear sheep.
Shear away, Mr. Bailey!
You'd better shear it a little bit instead of being like this.
You have to build a shear-legged tripod with its vertex over the center of the hole.
A storm comin' in-- too much wind shear.
Shear force is increasing.
Before I go, I have to buy a garden shear.
A shear? Why?
It's up to me, when I shear my sheep.
When shepherds shear the sheep. You understand? That's hypnosis too.
I found myself a prisoner trapped on the shoreline by shear trusses hundreds of feet high.
The men will shear for two hours only. and since my own brother's in there, I'm stepping out.
I could out-shear that learner.
Shear at tolerable limits.

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