verb🔗ShareTo cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears."The farmer is shearing the sheep's wool. "agricultureutensilactionmachineworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping."The farmer is shearing the sheep to collect their wool. "animalagriculturejobactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions."The earthquake was shearing the rock layers, causing them to slide past each other. "physicstechnicalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."The earthquake was so powerful it began shearing the land, shifting layers of rock horizontally. "mathphysicstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a vertical cut in the coal."The machine is shearing the coal seam, creating a clean, vertical cut. "industryworktechnicalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reap, as grain."The farmers are shearing the wheat fields this week. "agricultureactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deprive of property; to fleece."The dishonest mechanic was shearing customers by charging them for repairs they didn't need. "propertybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth."The annual shearing of the sheep provided enough wool for many sweaters. "agricultureanimalindustrymachineprocessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe material cut off in this way."the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth"materialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeformation by forces acting in opposite directions."The shearing of the paper when I tried to rip it unevenly created a jagged edge. "physicsmaterialscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or operation of reaping."The annual sheep shearing at the farm provides wool for many sweaters and blankets. "agricultureprocessactionindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or operation of dividing with shears."the shearing of metal plates"agricultureanimalactionprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe process of preparing shear steel; tilting."The shearing of the hot metal into angled sheets was the first step in making the support beams. "materialprocessindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal."After careful consideration, the shearing advanced along the coal face, exposing a fresh layer for extraction. "industryjobprocessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTending to cut or tear."The old saw, with its shearing teeth, made quick work of the fallen branch. "actiontendencynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sheep that has been shorn for the first time"The young farmer proudly displayed his first shearing, a fluffy, white fleece from a lamb. "animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth"Her coat was lined with shearling."materialagricultureanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
