shear

Noun
  1. (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves (synset 111527156)
    "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: deformation - alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
  2. A large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it (synset 104193752)
    is a type of: edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
Verb
  1. Cut with shears (synset 201323173)
    "shear hedges"
    is a type of: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  2. Shear the wool from (synset 201563151)
    "shear sheep"
    is a type of: shave, trim - cut closely
    same as: fleece
  3. Cut or cut through with shears (synset 201323476)
    "shear the wool off the lamb"
    is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
  4. Become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain (synset 200588295)
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

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