Dictionary Entry
shear
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Meaning
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To cut off or break something, especially wool from a sheep or hair from an animal or person.
Example Sentence
The farmer will shear the sheep in the spring to collect their wool.
Usage Note
Used to describe the act of cutting off wool from sheep, hair from animals or people, or to describe the force that causes materials to break or slide past each other, like in engineering.