shear

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shear the wool from
A pair of shears
(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
cut with shears
cut or cut through with shears
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument
To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument
To reap, as grain
Fig.: To deprive of property
To produce a change of shape in by a shear
A shearing
An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact
A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body, consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal compression in a perpendicular direction, with an unchanged magnitude in the third direction
To deviate
To become more or less completely divided, as a body under the action of forces, by the sliding of two contiguous parts relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Louisiana

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