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Meaning of word shear from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

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

Example : The shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram.

Meaning : A large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it.

Meaning : Cut with shears.

Example : Shear hedges.

Meaning : Shear the wool from.

Example : Shear sheep.

Synonyms : fleece

Meaning : Cut or cut through with shears.

Example : Shear the wool off the lamb.

Meaning : Become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

republic of yemen (noun)
A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean. Formed in 1990.

pragmatical (adjective)
Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.