shear

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shēr)

Inflections of 'shear' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shears
v 3rd person singular
shearing
v pres p
sheared
v past
shorn
v past p

Collocations for "shear"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shear" in context.

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shear

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a pair of [garden, cutting, plant, metal, sheep] shears
  2. [sharp, rusty, clean] shears
  3. shears for trimming [flowers, plants]
  4. cut the [branches, weeds, twigs] with a shears
  5. [trim, remove, cut] (sheep) wool with a shears
  6. [wield, brandish, hold] a pair of shears
  7. [industrial, lifting] shears used in construction
  8. shear [sheep, a bush, hair]
  9. shear through [paper, metal, a sheet]
  10. shear in [half, two, strips]
  11. shear the [wing, chassis, roof]
  12. the [wind, force, impact] sheared the [wing]
  13. the [wing] sheared off
'shear' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fleece - sheep - wool

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