shearing

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Shear Source: opted

2. n. The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. Source: opted

3. n. The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth. Source: opted

4. n. Same as Shearling. Source: opted

5. n. The act or operation of reaping. Source: opted

6. n. The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates. Source: opted

7. n. The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. Source: opted

8. n. The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. Source: opted

9. n. removing by cutting off or clipping Source: wordnet

10. The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into aface of coal. Shearing machine. (a) A machine with blades, or rotarydisks, for dividing plates or bars of metal. (b) A machine forshearing cloth. Source: adambom

11. j:56/n:44 n. removing by cutting off or clipping Source: ecdict

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