Palabras en English para 'shears'
Arriba encontrarás palabras relacionadas con "shears". Enfoca o pasa el cursor sobre una palabra para ver su definición y ajusta la búsqueda si necesitas un término más preciso.
Resultados de búsqueda
noun
verb
- cut with shears
- cut or cut through with shears
- shear the wool from
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
- (Scotland) To reap, as grain.
- (figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
- (mining, intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
- (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
- (physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- (engineering) (also 'shear off') To break or suddenly separate because of excessive force, eg. a bolt.
- (mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To cut the hair of (a person).
- (aviation, meteorology, intransitive, of wind) To change in direction or speed.
noun
- The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
- (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
- a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
- (aviation, meteorology, countable) A specific instance of wind shear.
- (aviation, meteorology, uncountable) The phenomenon of wind shear.
- (physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
- (geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
- (mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.
- A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- (metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
adj
noun
- Alternative form of shearling.
- The act or operation of dividing with shears.
- The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
- The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
- (Scotland) The act or operation of reaping.
- Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
- The material cut off in this way.
- (mining) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
- removing by cutting off or clipping
adj
verb
noun
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
- A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
- (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
- A strong wind.
- An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
- (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- A state of flowering; a bloom.
- A damaging occurrence.
- an impact (as from a collision)
- a strong current of air
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- street names for cocaine
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
adj
intj
verb
- (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
- (transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
- (ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
- (transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- (intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- (transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- (intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- (intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
- (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- cause to move by means of an air current
- cause air to go in, on, or through
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
- spout moist air from the blowhole
- be blowing or storming
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- shape by blowing
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- be inadequate or objectionable
- play or sound a wind instrument
- deposit eggs (of insects)
- burst suddenly
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
- exhale hard
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- show off
- make a sound as if blown
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
- leave; informal or rude
- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- allow to regain its breath
noun
- shears for cutting grass or shrubbery
- a fast sailing ship used in former times
- scissors for cutting hair or finger nails
- (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
- (entomology) An Asian butterfly of species Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae.
- (slang) A confidence trickster; a conman.
- Anything or anyone that clips.
- (electronics) A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value.
- (chiefly in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails.
- (historical) A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges.
- (informal) An Alberta clipper.
- (nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.
verb
verb
noun
- tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
- a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
- the wool of a sheep or similar animal
- outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
- (uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached
- (roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
- (countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
- Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
- The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
- (uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- (countable) An insulating wooly jacket
noun
- plural of shear
- Anything resembling a pair of shears in shape or motion, such as a pair of wings.
- A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.
- An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle. Also sheers.
- (engineering) The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured.
- large scissors with strong blades
verb
name
noun
- (Australia, shearing) The slowest shearer in the shearing shed; an inexpert or poor shearer.
- (UK, dialect) A turnip.
- (chiefly Ireland, UK) A person who reviews newly built properties to find issues to be remedied before the client buying the home moves in; someone who produces a snag list.
- A tool for lopping superfluous branches from a tree.
- (fishing) A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.
- A person who works on a snag-boat clearing away obstacles in the river.
noun
- A tool used for pruning, especially a pair of pruning shears.
- A person who prunes.
- Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees.
- a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
- a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
verb
intj
noun
- A misty shower; dew.
- (food) Ellipsis of dag sandwich.
- A hanging end or shred, in particular a long pointed strip of cloth at the edge of a piece of clothing, or one of a row of decorative strips of cloth that may ornament a tent, booth or fairground.
- (chiefly Ireland) Pronunciation spelling of dog.
- A skewer.
- A spit, a sharpened rod used for roasting food over a fire.
- (Australia slang, derogatory) One who dresses unfashionably or without apparent care about appearance; someone who is not cool; a dweeb or nerd.
- The unbranched antler of a young deer.
- A dangling lock of sheep’s wool matted with dung.
- (graph theory) A directed acyclic graph; an ordered pair (V,E) such that E is a subset of some partial ordering relation on V.
- a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
- 10 grams
noun
- (Australia) The champion shearer of a shearing shed.
- (mining) A crowbar.
- A person, animal, or entity which resembles another so closely as to be taken for the other; a look-alike (now usually in the phrase dead ringer).
- A ringer T-shirt.
- (games) In the game of horseshoes, the event of the horseshoe landing around the pole.
- (UK, dialect) A top performer.
- (UK, slang) A fraudulently cloned (or cut-and-shut) motor vehicle.
- (slang) Any person or thing that is fraudulent; a fake or impostor.
- (horse racing) A horse fraudulently entered in a race using the name of another horse.
- (sports) A person highly proficient at a skill or sport who is brought in, often fraudulently, to supplement a team.
- Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer.
- (uncountable, games) A game of marbles where players attempt to knock each other's marbles out of a ring drawn on the ground.
- (UK, military, informal, in combination) An officer having the specified number of rings (denoting rank) on the uniform sleeve.
- (Australia) A stockman, a cowboy.
- (ornithology) A person who places rings or bands on a bird's leg.
- (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg
- a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
- a person who is almost identical to another
- a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
noun
noun
- The product of a single shearing of sheep.
- A short piece of audio (shortened version of audio clip, or alternatively clipping of audio).
- (military, colloquial) A removable magazine of a firearm.
- Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- A newspaper clipping.
- (uncountable, Geordie) The condition of something, its state.
- (military) A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
- Something which has been clipped from a larger whole:
- An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
- A section of video taken from a film, broadcast, or other longer video.
- A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
- (fishing, UK, Scotland) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
- An unspecified, but normally understood as rapid, speed or pace.
- A season's crop of wool.
- (informal) A blow with the hand (often in the set phrase clip round the ear)
- a sharp slanting blow
- an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
- a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
- the act of clipping or snipping
- an instance or single occasion for some event
- any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
verb
- (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
- (computer graphics, video games, ambitransitive) To move (through or into) (a rendered object or barrier).
- (slang, transitive) To cheat, swindle, or fleece.
- To curtail; to cut short.
- (dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.
- To fasten with a clip.
- To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
- (slang, transitive) to grab or take stealthily.
- (computer graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.
- To make a clip; to cut a section of video from a film, broadcast, or other longer video.
- To grip tightly.
- (signal processing) To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
- (surgery, transitive) To treat (an aneurysm) by closing it off with a physical clip.
- To hit or strike, especially in passing.
- (slang) To assassinate; to bump off.
- (American football) To perform an illegal tackle, throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
- run at a moderately swift pace
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
- attach with a clip
adj
- prepared by cutting
- (chiefly of meat) Ground, having been processed by grinding.
- (slang) High on drugs.
- (automotive, slang) Having a vehicle's height reduced by horizontal trimming of the roofline.
- (slang, derogatory, of a person) Ugly.
- Cut or diced into small pieces.
- (slang) Fired from a job or cut from a team or training program; having got the chop.
verb
name
name
noun
- A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
- A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
- A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.
- a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
- a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals
noun
noun
- Alternative form of shearling.
- The act or operation of dividing with shears.
- The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
- The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
- (Scotland) The act or operation of reaping.
- Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
- The material cut off in this way.
- (mining) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
- removing by cutting off or clipping
adj
verb
noun
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
- A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
- (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
- A strong wind.
- An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
- (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- A state of flowering; a bloom.
- A damaging occurrence.
- an impact (as from a collision)
- a strong current of air
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- street names for cocaine
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
adj
intj
verb
- (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
- (transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
- (ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
- (transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- (intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- (transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- (intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- (intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
- (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- cause to move by means of an air current
- cause air to go in, on, or through
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
- spout moist air from the blowhole
- be blowing or storming
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- shape by blowing
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- be inadequate or objectionable
- play or sound a wind instrument
- deposit eggs (of insects)
- burst suddenly
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
- exhale hard
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- show off
- make a sound as if blown
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
- leave; informal or rude
- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- allow to regain its breath
noun
- shears for cutting grass or shrubbery
- a fast sailing ship used in former times
- scissors for cutting hair or finger nails
- (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
- (entomology) An Asian butterfly of species Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae.
- (slang) A confidence trickster; a conman.
- Anything or anyone that clips.
- (electronics) A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value.
- (chiefly in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails.
- (historical) A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges.
- (informal) An Alberta clipper.
- (nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.
verb
noun
- plural of shear
- Anything resembling a pair of shears in shape or motion, such as a pair of wings.
- A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.
- An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle. Also sheers.
- (engineering) The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured.
- large scissors with strong blades
verb
verb
- cut with shears
- cut or cut through with shears
- shear the wool from
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
- (Scotland) To reap, as grain.
- (figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
- (mining, intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
- (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
- (physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- (engineering) (also 'shear off') To break or suddenly separate because of excessive force, eg. a bolt.
- (mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To cut the hair of (a person).
- (aviation, meteorology, intransitive, of wind) To change in direction or speed.
noun
- The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
- (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
- a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
- (aviation, meteorology, countable) A specific instance of wind shear.
- (aviation, meteorology, uncountable) The phenomenon of wind shear.
- (physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
- (geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
- (mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.
- A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- (metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
adj
noun
- (Australia, shearing) The slowest shearer in the shearing shed; an inexpert or poor shearer.
- (UK, dialect) A turnip.
- (chiefly Ireland, UK) A person who reviews newly built properties to find issues to be remedied before the client buying the home moves in; someone who produces a snag list.
- A tool for lopping superfluous branches from a tree.
- (fishing) A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.
- A person who works on a snag-boat clearing away obstacles in the river.
noun
- A tool used for pruning, especially a pair of pruning shears.
- A person who prunes.
- Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees.
- a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
- a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
noun
- (Australia) The champion shearer of a shearing shed.
- (mining) A crowbar.
- A person, animal, or entity which resembles another so closely as to be taken for the other; a look-alike (now usually in the phrase dead ringer).
- A ringer T-shirt.
- (games) In the game of horseshoes, the event of the horseshoe landing around the pole.
- (UK, dialect) A top performer.
- (UK, slang) A fraudulently cloned (or cut-and-shut) motor vehicle.
- (slang) Any person or thing that is fraudulent; a fake or impostor.
- (horse racing) A horse fraudulently entered in a race using the name of another horse.
- (sports) A person highly proficient at a skill or sport who is brought in, often fraudulently, to supplement a team.
- Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer.
- (uncountable, games) A game of marbles where players attempt to knock each other's marbles out of a ring drawn on the ground.
- (UK, military, informal, in combination) An officer having the specified number of rings (denoting rank) on the uniform sleeve.
- (Australia) A stockman, a cowboy.
- (ornithology) A person who places rings or bands on a bird's leg.
- (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg
- a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
- a person who is almost identical to another
- a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
noun
noun
- The product of a single shearing of sheep.
- A short piece of audio (shortened version of audio clip, or alternatively clipping of audio).
- (military, colloquial) A removable magazine of a firearm.
- Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- A newspaper clipping.
- (uncountable, Geordie) The condition of something, its state.
- (military) A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
- Something which has been clipped from a larger whole:
- An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
- A section of video taken from a film, broadcast, or other longer video.
- A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
- (fishing, UK, Scotland) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
- An unspecified, but normally understood as rapid, speed or pace.
- A season's crop of wool.
- (informal) A blow with the hand (often in the set phrase clip round the ear)
- a sharp slanting blow
- an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
- a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
- the act of clipping or snipping
- an instance or single occasion for some event
- any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
verb
- (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
- (computer graphics, video games, ambitransitive) To move (through or into) (a rendered object or barrier).
- (slang, transitive) To cheat, swindle, or fleece.
- To curtail; to cut short.
- (dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.
- To fasten with a clip.
- To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
- (slang, transitive) to grab or take stealthily.
- (computer graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.
- To make a clip; to cut a section of video from a film, broadcast, or other longer video.
- To grip tightly.
- (signal processing) To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
- (surgery, transitive) To treat (an aneurysm) by closing it off with a physical clip.
- To hit or strike, especially in passing.
- (slang) To assassinate; to bump off.
- (American football) To perform an illegal tackle, throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
- run at a moderately swift pace
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
- attach with a clip
noun
- A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
- A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
- A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.
- a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
- a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals
verb
- cut with shears
- cut or cut through with shears
- shear the wool from
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
- (Scotland) To reap, as grain.
- (figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
- (mining, intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
- (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
- (physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- (engineering) (also 'shear off') To break or suddenly separate because of excessive force, eg. a bolt.
- (mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To cut the hair of (a person).
- (aviation, meteorology, intransitive, of wind) To change in direction or speed.
noun
- The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
- (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
- a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
- (aviation, meteorology, countable) A specific instance of wind shear.
- (aviation, meteorology, uncountable) The phenomenon of wind shear.
- (physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
- (geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
- (mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.
- A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- (metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
adj
verb
noun
- tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
- a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
- the wool of a sheep or similar animal
- outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
- (uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached
- (roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
- (countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
- Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
- The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
- (uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- (countable) An insulating wooly jacket
verb
intj
noun
- A misty shower; dew.
- (food) Ellipsis of dag sandwich.
- A hanging end or shred, in particular a long pointed strip of cloth at the edge of a piece of clothing, or one of a row of decorative strips of cloth that may ornament a tent, booth or fairground.
- (chiefly Ireland) Pronunciation spelling of dog.
- A skewer.
- A spit, a sharpened rod used for roasting food over a fire.
- (Australia slang, derogatory) One who dresses unfashionably or without apparent care about appearance; someone who is not cool; a dweeb or nerd.
- The unbranched antler of a young deer.
- A dangling lock of sheep’s wool matted with dung.
- (graph theory) A directed acyclic graph; an ordered pair (V,E) such that E is a subset of some partial ordering relation on V.
- a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
- 10 grams
adj
- prepared by cutting
- (chiefly of meat) Ground, having been processed by grinding.
- (slang) High on drugs.
- (automotive, slang) Having a vehicle's height reduced by horizontal trimming of the roofline.
- (slang, derogatory, of a person) Ugly.
- Cut or diced into small pieces.
- (slang) Fired from a job or cut from a team or training program; having got the chop.