shearing

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Synonyms: searing, hearing, shearling, sharing, spearing, swearing, smearing, sheading, sheering, shealing, sheaving

Antonyms: searing, hearing, shearling, sharing, spearing, swearing, smearing, sheading, sheering, shealing, sheaving

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Adjective

1. Tending to cut or tear.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|shear||ing-form}}

Noun

1. The act or operation of removing the fleece from a sheep, llama etc. with shears or a shearing machine
2. The removal of [[nap]] from cloth.
3. The material cut off in this way.
4. Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
5. {{alternative form of|en|shearling}}.
6. {{lb|en|Scotland}} The act or operation of [[reap]]ing.
7. The act or operation of dividing with shears.
8. The process of preparing [[shear steel]]; [[tilt]]ing.
9. {{lb|en|mining}} The process of making a [[vertical]] side cutting in working into a face of coal.

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