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shear vs shearing

shearing vs shear

shear and shearing both are nouns.

shear is a verb but shearing is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shear Yes No Yes No
shearing Yes No No No
shear (noun) shearing (noun)
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it removing by cutting off or clipping
(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
shear (verb) shearing (verb)
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
cut with shears
cut or cut through with shears
shear the wool from
Difference between shear and shearing

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