English
Etymology
Old English term|scieran, from Germanic *term||skeran, from Indo-European *term||(s)ker-. Cognate with Dutch term|scheren|langnl, German term|scheren|langde, Swedish term|skära; and (from Indo-European) with Greek term|scGrek|κεί�ειν|trkeírein||cut off, Latin term|caro||flesh, Lithuanian term|skìrti||separate, Welsh term|ysgar||separate.

Pronunciation
qualifier|US IPA|/�ir/
qualifier|UK IPA|/�ɪ�/
audio|en-us-shear.ogg|Audio (US)
*Homophones: sheer
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�(r)|-ɪ�(r)

Verb
en-verb|shears|shearing|sheared or shore|shorn or sheared

1. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.

#* 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:
#*: So trenchant was the Templar�s weapon, that it shore asunder, as it had been a willow twig, the tough and plaited handle of the mace, which the ill-fated Saxon reared to parry the blow, and, descending on his head, levelled him with the earth.

1. To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping

#physics To deform because of shearing forces

Translations
trans-top|to cut
Hungarian: t|hu|vág, t|hu|levág
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trans-top|to remove the fleece from a sheep
Hungarian: t|hu|megnyír
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trans-top|to deform because of shearing forces
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ttbc|Dutch: afsnijden, scheren (sheep)
ttbc|German: scheren
ttbc|Italian: tagliare, spezzare
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ttbc|Japanese: �� �� ��
ttbc|Korean: �� (sseolda), �르� (jareuda)
ttbc|Spanish: esquilar
ttbc|Polish: �cina�
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Noun
en-noun

1. a cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger
2. the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing

#physics a force that produces a shearing strain

Derived terms
shearer

Category:Hair
Category:English irregular verbs

de:shear
fr:shear
io:shear
pl:shear
fi:shear
te:shear
vi:shear
uk:shear
zh:shear

• 2007-12-26 21:23 - Panda10 - /* Verb */ added hu, trans tables, checktrans

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