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clip vs shear

shear vs clip

clip and shear both are nouns.

clip and shear both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clip Yes No Yes No
shear Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shear is a hyponym of clip; that is, shear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clip:
  • clip: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • shear: cut with shears
Other hyponyms of clip include poll, pollard, pinch, top, disbud.
clip (noun) shear (noun)
the act of clipping or snipping a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
a sharp slanting blow (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
an instance or single occasion for some event
clip (verb) shear (verb)
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
attach with a clip cut with shears
sever or remove by pinching or snipping cut or cut through with shears
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of shear the wool from
run at a moderately swift pace
Difference between clip and shear

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