Synonyms: shear
Definition: a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
Similar words: edge tool
Definition: any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
Synonyms: shear
Definition: (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
Usage: the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram
Similar words: deformation
Definition: alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
Synonyms: shear
Definition: become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: shear
Definition: cut with shears
Usage: shear hedges
Similar words: snip, prune, trim, cut back, dress, crop, lop, clip
Definition: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Usage: dress the plants in the garden
Synonyms: shear
Definition: cut or cut through with shears
Usage: shear the wool off the lamb
Definition: shear the wool from
Usage: shear sheep