verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of shear form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length wordnet
2. 2
   having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abbreviatedabridgedabstractedbaldbobbedcapsule

Antonyms

All antonyms

unsheared

Example

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"The disease sheared him of his physical strength."

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