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shear - a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it |
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edge tool any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
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shear - (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram" |
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deformation alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
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natural philosophy,
physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
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shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges" |
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clip,
crop,
cut back,
dress,
lop,
prune,
snip,
trim terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
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shear - cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb" |
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cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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shear - become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain |
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change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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natural philosophy,
physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
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