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▸ verb:  (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
▸ verb:  To cut the hair of (a person).
▸ verb:  To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
▸ verb:  (physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
▸ verb:  (aviation, meteorology, intransitive, of wind) To change in direction or speed.
▸ verb:  (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.
▸ verb:  (mining, intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
▸ verb:  (Scotland) To reap, as grain.
▸ verb:  (figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
▸ noun:  A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
▸ noun:  (metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
▸ noun:  The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
▸ noun:  (physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
▸ noun:  (aviation, meteorology, uncountable) The phenomenon of wind shear.
▸ noun:  (aviation, meteorology, countable) A specific instance of wind shear.
▸ noun:  (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.
▸ noun:  (geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
▸ noun:  A surname.
▸ adjective:  Misspelling of sheer. [(textiles) Very thin or transparent.]

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