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Word: Shear
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal)
Short Definition:cut wool off
Examples:- Paul has never sheared a sheep before
- demonstrations of sheep shearing
Definition:
break off or cause to break off, owing to a structural strain
Short Definition:break off or cause to break off, owing to structural strain
Examples:- the gear sheared and jammed in the rear wheel
- three bolts had been completely sheared off
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