shears
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Noun
- Large scissors with strong blades
- (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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