Dictionary definition · sheer
verb
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
- cause to sheer"She sheered her car around the obstacle"
adjective
- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers"absolute freedom"
- not mixed with extraneous elements"plain water"
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front"a bluff headland"
- so thin as to transmit light"a hat with a diaphanous veil"
adverb
- straight up or down without a break
- completely"he fell sheer into the water"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).