shear
🇺🇸
/ʃɪr/
🇬🇧
/ʃɪə(r)/
verb
R
to cut wool from sheep
The farmer will shear the sheep to get their wool.
R
to cut someone's hair very short
They had to shear her hair for the surgery.
R
to break or cut something by force
The strong wind caused the metal to shear off the roof.
translation
to cut wool from sheep; to cut someone's hair very short; to break or cut something by force
Word Forms
3rd Present
shears
Past
sheared
Perfect
sheared
Progressive
shearing