Meaning & use
shearing
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the act or process of cutting the wool or fleece from a sheep or other animal.
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The farm hires extra hands every spring for the shearing season.
Shearing must be done carefully to avoid nicking the animal's skin.
A note on using this word
In physics and engineering, 'shearing' also refers to a force that causes layers of a material to slide against one another.
Words with a similar meaning
clippingfleecing
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Another way to use it
2. noun
a force or stress that causes parts of a material to slide past adjacent parts.
Engineers calculated the shearing forces on the bridge's support beams.
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