shear
noun
(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
“the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram”
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
verb
cut with shears
“shear hedges”
shear the wool from
“shear sheep”
Synonymsfleececut or cut through with shears
“shear the wool off the lamb”
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University