Shear
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NOUN
(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
VERB
cut with shears
shear the wool from
cut or cut through with shears
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
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