To remove the fleece from a sheep etc. by clipping.
To deform because of shearing forces.
shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
a machine that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
(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"
cut with shears, as of hedges
cut or cut through with shears
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
(usually plural) large scissors with strong blades
cut with shears; "shear hedges"
(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
