The meaning of Shear

Shear – definition

verb
Cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal).
Usage examples:
Paul has never sheared a sheep before
verb
Break off or cause to break off, owing to a structural strain.
Usage examples:
The gear sheared and jammed in the rear wheel

noun
A strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are laterally shifted in relation to each other.
Usage examples:
The water from the upper source is emitted at the same speed as the main flow; there is thus no shear

noun
Cut or cut through with scissors

verb
To cut off the hair of an animal or a person
Usage examples:
The barber sheared jim’s hair, just like you’d shear a sheep.

Shear translation into English

Shear: translate from English into Chinese

剪切, 剪断

Shear: translate from English into Dutch

Scheren, Knippen, Snoeien, Ploten, Villen, Scheerwol, Kaalpluken

Shear: translate from English into French

Tondre, Cisaille, Dépouiller de

Shear: translate from English into German

Scheren, Abscheren, Schub

Shear: translate from English into Hindi

कतरनी, ऊन कतरना, काटना, छीनना, मूंड़ना, वंचित करना, बड़ी क़ैंची, तलवार से काटना, अपप्रपण

Shear: translate from English into Italian

Taglio, Tosare, Cesoia, Tosatura, Spogliare, Pelare

Shear: translate from English into Korean

전단, 전단 응력, 큰 가위, 털 깎은 횟수, 베다, 잽싸게 뚫고 나가다, 뚫고 나가다, 전단 변형을 받다, 탄층을 내리 깎다, 가로질러 나가다, 가위질하다, 전단 변형시키다, 잽싸게 뚫고 가로지르다, 칼이나 도끼로 자르다, 낫으로 깎다, 낫으로 베어내다, 탈취하다, 박탈하다

Shear: translate from English into Russian

Сдвиг, Ножницы, Срезать, Срез, Резать, Вертикальный вруб, Стричь овец, Стрижка, Настричь, Срезывающая сила, Временная стрела, Делать вертикальный вруб, Обдирать как липку, Рубить, Рассекать, Выстригать, Лишать чего-л.

Shear: translate from English into Spanish

Cortar, Esquilar, Trasquilar, Cizallar, Pelar, Tundir, Romperse por cizalla, Abrirse camino, Esquilar ovejas, Privar, Rapar

Word origin

Old English sceran (originally in the sense ‘cut through with a weapon’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German scheren, from a base meaning ‘divide, shear, shave’.

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Shear – similar words

sheared

verb
Cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal).
Usage examples:
Paul has never sheared a sheep before

noun
A strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are laterally shifted in relation to each other.
Usage examples:
The water from the upper source is emitted at the same speed as the main flow; there is thus no shear

verb
To cut off the hair of an animal or a person
Usage examples:
The barber sheared jim’s hair, just like you’d shear a sheep.

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