Shear (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Cut with shears; "shear hedges".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Shear the wool from; "shear sheep".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain.
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..