RhymeZone: shear definitions

Definitions of shear:

noun: a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
noun: (usually plural) large scissors with strong blades
noun: (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
Example: "The shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"
verb: cut with shears
Example: "Shear hedges"
verb: cut or cut through with shears
verb: shear the wool from
Example: "Shear sheep"
name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #12730)