shearing — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Tending to cut or tear.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

Noun

1. The act or operation of removing the fleece from a sheep, llama etc. with shears or a shearing machine

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2. The removal of nap from cloth.

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3. The material cut off in this way.

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   Examples

   the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth

4. Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.

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5. The act or operation of reaping.

   Usage

   • Scotland
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6. The act or operation of dividing with shears.

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   Examples

   the shearing of metal plates

7. The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.

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8. The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. removing by cutting off or clipping

   Broader terms

   cutcuttingcutting off