- 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. 1. The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. 2. 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. 3. Same as Shearling. Youatt. 4. The act or operation of reaping. [Scot.] 5. The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates. 6. The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. 7. (Mining) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. Shearing machine. (a) A machine with blades, or rotary disks, for dividing plates or bars of metal. (b) A machine for shearing cloth. Source: webster
- 11. 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
- 12. j:56/n:44 n. removing by cutting off or clipping Source: ecdict
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