(v): cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
(v): shear the wool from
(v): cut closely
(v): cut or cut through with shears
(v): separate with or as if with an instrument
(v): become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
(v): undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
(n): (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
(n): alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
(n): a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
(n): any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)