Definition & Meaning of "Shear"

shear

/ʃˈi‍ə/

/ˈʃɪɹ/

to cut someone's hair short using shears or scissors

become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain

cut or cut through with shears

shear the wool from

(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves

a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it

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