: an action or stress resulting from applied forces that causes or tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact. Verb The …

SHEARING definition: 1. the activity of cutting the wool off a sheep: 2. the process of cutting the hair on a person's…. Learn more.

1. To remove (fleece or hair) by cutting or clipping. 2. To remove the hair or fleece from. 3. To cut with or as if with shears: shearing a hedge. 4. To divest or deprive as if by cutting: The prisoners were shorn …

4 days ago · /ˈʃɪərɪŋ/ IPA guide Other forms: shearings Definitions of shearing noun removing by cutting off or clipping see more

Dec 8, 2025 · shearing (countable and uncountable, plural shearings) The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

the action, process, or result of shearing; specif., the shearing of wool from an animal [used in designating a sheep's age] a sheep of three shears

sheared, sheared, shorn, shearing. to cut or cut through something with a sharp instrument. to progress by or as if by cutting. The cruiser sheared through the water. Mechanics, Geology. to become …

SHEAR meaning: 1. to cut the wool off a sheep: 2. to cut the hair on a person's head close to the skin…. Learn more.

His long locks were shorn. The excess weight caused the bolt to shear off. The impact of the crash sheared off the airplane's wing.

Definition of shear verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.