shear

verb · noun · adjectiveA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

shears

V_ing/Gerund

shearing

V_ed/pp

shearedshore

1.
(intransitive, transitive)To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
shear the llamas
Đồng nghĩa: fleece
2.
To cut the hair of (a person).
shear the afro off someone's head
3.
To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
4.
(physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
5.
(intransitive)(aviation, meteorology, intransitive, of wind) To change in direction or speed.
6.
(mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
7.
(intransitive)(mining, intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
8.
(engineering) (also 'shear off') To break or suddenly separate because of excessive force, eg. a bolt.
9.
(Scotland)To reap, as grain.
10.
(figuratively)(figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

shears

1.
(countable, uncountable)A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
Đồng nghĩa: shears
2.
(countable, uncountable)(metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
3.
(countable, uncountable)The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
5.
(uncountable)(aviation, meteorology, uncountable) The phenomenon of wind shear.
6.
(countable)(aviation, meteorology, countable) A specific instance of wind shear.
We hit a nasty shear on approach and had to go around.
7.
(countable, uncountable)(mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.
8.
(countable, uncountable)(geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(alt of, misspelling)Misspelling of sheer.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

fleece shearsfleece#Verb

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English sheren, scheren, from Old English sċieran (to shear; to shave), from *skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut).