Definition of "shear" [shear]

To remove (fleece or hair) by cutting or clipping. (verb-transitive)
To remove the hair or fleece from. (verb-transitive)
To cut with or as if with shears: shearing a hedge. (verb-transitive)
To divest or deprive as if by cutting: The prisoners were shorn of their dignity. (verb-transitive)
To use a cutting tool such as shears. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "shear" in a sentence

"Forgive my ignorance, but what is the property of the term shear in this context?"
"By the time Megi reaches land, wind shear is expected to weaken the storm to Category 1 levels according to the Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center."
"Max writes in: While cutting lemon grass - yes, lemon grass, the blade of my knife snapped off in a clean shear from the handle."

Words like "shear"

change clip crop cut

cutback dress lop prune

shave sheared shearing shears

shore shorn snip trim