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Shear (Verb)

Meaning 1

Cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Related Words

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Meaning 2

Cut with shears; "shear hedges".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

  • Clip
  • Crop
  • Dress
  • Trim
  • Cut Back
  • Lop
  • Prune

Related Words

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Meaning 3

Shear the wool from; "shear sheep".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Fleece

Hypernyms

  • Shave

Related Words

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  • Shears (noun)
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Meaning 4

Become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

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