SHEAR

Definition of SHEAR

  1. (verb)cut with shears
  2. (verb)shear the wool from
  3. (verb)cut or cut through with shears
  4. (verb)become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
  5. (noun)(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
  6. (noun)a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it