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Noun shear has 3 senses

shear - (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 quadrilateral into a parallelogram"
--₁ is a kind of scissors, pair of scissors; deformation; scissors, pair of scissors; deformation
--₁ has particulars:

clipper, clippers; pruning shears; snips, tinsnips; thinning shears; 1 of 3 senses of shear ; shear, shears; clipper, clippers; pruning shears; snips, tinsnips; thinning shears; 1 of 3 senses of shear

shear, shears - (usually plural) large scissors with strong blades
--₂ is a kind of scissors, pair of scissors; scissors, pair of scissors
--₂ has particulars:
clipper, clippers; pruning shears; snips, tinsnips; thinning shears; shear, shears; clipper, clippers; pruning shears; snips, tinsnips; thinning shears

Derived forms: verb shear₂, verb shear₁
shear - a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
--₃ is a kind of edge tool; edge tool

Derived form: verb shear₃

Verb shear has 3 senses

shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges"
--₁ is one way to snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back

Derived forms: noun shear₂, noun shearer₂, noun shearing₁
Sample sentences:
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fleece, shear - shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
--₂ is one way to shave, trim

Derived forms: noun shear₂, noun shearer₃, noun shearing₁
Sample sentence:
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shear - cut or cut through with shears
--₃ is one way to cut

Derived forms: noun shear₃, noun shearer₂, noun shearing₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something