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shear

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shear

1 to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

it took almost a week to shear all the wool off the flock of sheep

Synonyms of shear

bob, clip, crop, cut, cut back, dock, lop (off), nip, pare, poll, prune, shave, snip, trim

Words Related to shear

curtail, shorten

Near Antonyms of shear

elongate, extend, lengthen

2 to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

the shark's razor-sharp teeth sheared the swimmer's flesh right down to the bone

Synonyms of shear

cut, gash, incise, rip, slash, slice, slit

Words Related to shear

crosscut, hacksaw, saw, scissor

cleave, rive, split

bruise, butcher, hack, haggle, lacerate, mangle

carve, chip, chisel, notch

anatomize, dissect, section

chop, dice, mince

amputate, cut off, sever

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