sheared
- adjective
- /ʃɪrd/
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shear
- The sheep were sheared in the spring to collect their wool for sweaters.
Examples
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After the haircut, his hair was neatly sheared to a short length.
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Now look at these hearty, aggressively sheared strips of meat.
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You see it sheared out and it can work.
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They don't cancel each other because it is sheared in this way.
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And here they are a bit more sheared out so you can see it's kind of a similar texture vibe to these rather than like the Hollywood flawless filter family.
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You know, I also had a camera on Totoro's top and we had problems because the, the, the HDMI cable somehow got sheared or broke inside and didn't work.
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The gardener sheared the hedge to give it a tidy look.
Synonyms
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1.6
To cut hair or plants shorter with scissors
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3.5
To cut wool or hair from an animal with large scissors
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6.6
Having hair or wool cut very short close to the skin
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4.2
Remove the wool from a sheep
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1.0
Neat and short after being trimmed with scissors or a machine
Cut neatly to make a tidy shape, like a hedge or beard
Antonyms
How Short
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sheared comes from an old English word meaning 'to cut' and is the past form of shear, like using shears to remove hair or wool. So a sheared animal or person has had hair or wool cut off, often to make them feel cooler.