shear Sentence Examples
- The sharp rocks sheared against the bottom of the boat, causing a large gash.
- The wool shearer expertly guided his blade, cleanly removing the fleece from the sheep.
- The wind sheared through the tall trees, bending them like reeds.
- The impact of the collision sheared off part of the car's roof.
- The blade of the paper cutter sheared cleanly through the stack of paper.
- The weight of the heavy object sheared the cable, sending it crashing to the ground.
- The shearer struggled to control the nervous ram as he attempted to cut its wool.
- The shearing force twisted and deformed the metal beam beyond repair.
- The river's current sheared against the bank, eroding it over time.
- The wind sheared away the thin layer of snow, exposing the icy surface beneath.
shear Meaning
shear (n)
(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
shear (v)
cut with shears
shear the wool from
cut or cut through with shears
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
shear (v. t.)
To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.
To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece.
To reap, as grain.
Fig.: To deprive of property; to fleece.
To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See Shear, n., 4.
A pair of shears; -- now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See Shears.
A shearing; -- used in designating the age of sheep.
An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; -- also called shearing stress, and tangential stress.
A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body, consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal compression in a perpendicular direction, with an unchanged magnitude in the third direction.
shear (v. i.)
To deviate. See Sheer.
To become more or less completely divided, as a body under the action of forces, by the sliding of two contiguous parts relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact.
Synonyms & Antonyms of shear
FAQs About the word shear
(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
clip, trim, cut,shave,mow, lop (off), prune, bob, cut back, snip
extend, extend, elongate,elongate, lengthen, lengthen,
The sharp rocks sheared against the bottom of the boat, causing a large gash.
The wool shearer expertly guided his blade, cleanly removing the fleece from the sheep.
The wind sheared through the tall trees, bending them like reeds.
The impact of the collision sheared off part of the car's roof.
