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shear noun

  /ʃɛə/ , /ʃɪə(ɹ)/ , /ʃɪɹ/
  • A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
 ножницы
  • The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
 стрижка

shearing noun

  • The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
 стрижка

shear verb

  /ʃɛə/ , /ʃɪə(ɹ)/ , /ʃɪɹ/
  • (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
  • (mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
 стричь, подстрига́ть
  • To cut the hair of (a person).
  • (figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
 стричь, подстрига́ть, ре́зать

shears noun

  /ʃɪə(ɹ)z/ , /ʃɪɹz/
  • A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.
 но́жницы
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