shear vs clip

shear and clip both are nouns.

shear and clip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shear	Yes	No	Yes	No
clip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, clip is a hypernym of shear; that is, clip is a word with a broader meaning than shear:

shear: cut with shears
clip: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Other hypernyms of shear include crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim.

shear (noun)	clip (noun)
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it	the act of clipping or snipping
(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves	a sharp slanting blow
	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

shear (verb)	clip (verb)
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain	terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
cut with shears	attach with a clip
cut or cut through with shears	sever or remove by pinching or snipping
shear the wool from	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
	run at a moderately swift pace

Difference between shear and clip

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