SHEAR
Scrabble letter values: S1H4E1A1R1 = 8
Definition
- verb cut with shears.
- verb shear the wool from. — synonyms: fleece
- verb cut or cut through with shears.
- verb become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain.
- noun (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves.
- noun a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it.
Examples
- “shear hedges”
- “shear sheep”
- “shear the wool off the lamb”