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Definition of shear

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Shear (v. t.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; -- also called shearing stress, and tangential stress..

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Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth..

Clip :: Clip (n.) The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.

Shears :: Shears (n.) A pair of wings.

Skimmer :: Skimmer (n.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill..

Shears :: Shears (n.) A cutting instrument.

Shearing :: Shearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shea.

Shore :: Shore () imp. of Shear.

Stress :: Stress (n.) The force, or combination of forces, which produces a strain; force exerted in any direction or manner between contiguous bodies, or parts of bodies, and taking specific names according to its direction, or mode of action, as thrust or pressure, pull or tension, shear or tangential stress..

Sheerwater :: Sheerwater (n.) The shearwater.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See Shear, n., 4..

Cropper :: Cropper (n.) A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth..

Disheart :: Disheart (v. t.) To dishearten.

Forfex :: Forfex (n.) A pair of shears.

Shearn :: Shearn (n.) Dung; excrement.

Sheartail :: Sheartail (n.) The common tern.

Discourage :: Discourage (v. t.) To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts..

Shears :: Shears (n.) Anything in the form of shears.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body, consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal compression in a perpendicular direction, with an unchanged magnitude in the third direction..

Steam Engine :: Steamboating (n.) The shearing of a pile of books which are as yet uncovered, or out of boards..

Shearman :: Shearman (n.) One whose occupation is to shear cloth.