Dictionary definition · 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 rectangle into a parallelogram"
- a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
verb
- cut with shears"shear hedges"
- shear the wool from"shear sheep"
- cut or cut through with shears"shear the wool off the lamb"
- become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).