Dictionary

1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• shear

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

1. (

• shear

) cut with shears; "shear hedges" ;

2. (

• fleece ,
• shear ,

) shear the wool from; "shear sheep" ;

3. (

• shear ,

) cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb" ;

4. (

• shear ,

) become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain ;