Dictionary Check: shear
"shear" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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points
Words with Friends
7
points
Definition
noun
(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 rectangle into a parallelogram"
noun
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
verb
cut with shears
Example:
"shear hedges"
verb
shear the wool from
Example:
"shear sheep"
verb
cut or cut through with shears
Example:
"shear the wool off the lamb"
verb
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
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