1. The act or process of cutting or clipping, especially the removal of wool from sheep
   "The annual shearing of sheep produces wool for the textile industry"
    
2. (physics) deformation of a body in which parallel planes slide relative to each other
   "The material failed due to shearing forces"

1. Cut to the desired shape or thickness using shears
   "shear hedges"
    
2. Cut or cut through with shears
   "shear the wool off the lamb"
    
3. Shave the wool from
   "shear sheep";
   - fleece
    
4. (physics) become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
   "The metal sheared under the intense pressure"

Derived forms: shearings

Type of: change, clip, crop, cut, cut back, cutting, dress, lop, prune, shave, snip, trim

Encyclopedia: Shearing, Peter