shear

  1. Verb.  To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
  2. Verb.  To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
  3. Verb.  (physics) To deform because of shearing forces.
  4. Noun.  a cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
  5. Noun.  the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
  6. Noun.  (physics) a force that produces a shearing strain.
  7. Adjective.  (misspelling of, sheer) .

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