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How to pronounce “shear”
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Pronunciation guide for shear
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shear with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Children's Hospital
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- Definition summary
- (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
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How to pronounce shear
Children's Hospital

and Paul Shear in
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shear”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
- To cut the hair of (a person).
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- (physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- (aviation, meteorology, intransitive, of wind) To change in direction or speed.
- (mathematics) To 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.
- (mining, intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
- (engineering) (also 'shear off') To break or suddenly separate because of excessive force, eg. a bolt.
- (Scotland) To reap, as grain.
- (figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
- [Noun]
- A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- (metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
- The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
- (physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
- (aviation, meteorology, uncountable) The phenomenon of wind shear.
- (aviation, meteorology, countable) A specific instance of wind shear.
- (mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.
- (geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
- [Adjective]
- Misspelling of sheer.
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