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English noun: shear | |||
| 1. | shear (phenomenon) (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves | ||
| Samples | The shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deformation | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| 2. | shear (artifact) a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | edge tool | ||
English verb: shear | |||
| 1. | shear (contact) cut with shears | ||
| Samples | Shear hedges. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim | ||
| 2. | shear (contact) shear the wool from | ||
| Samples | Shear sheep. | ||
| Synonyms | fleece | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shave, trim | ||
| 3. | shear (contact) cut or cut through with shears | ||
| Samples | Shear the wool off the lamb. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 4. | shear (change) become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
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