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shear[1,verb] shorn

Main Entry: ¹shear
Pronunciation: shi()r
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): sheared; sheared or shorn /sh()rn, sh()rn/; shear·ing
1 : to cut the hair or wool from : CLIP <shearing sheep>
2 : to deprive of by or as if by cutting off <shorn of power>
3 : to become divided under the action of a shear <the bolt may shear off>
- shear·er noun

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