Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
sheared
verb
ʃɪrd
Definition
Cut off the wool, hair, or other covering of an animal or object.
Examples
- The sheep were sheared in the spring to prepare them for the warmer months.
- He sheared the hedge to give it a neat appearance.
- During the festival, the farmer demonstrated how to shear a sheep.
Meaning
To shear means to remove something by cutting it off, commonly referring to taking wool from sheep or hair from a person.
Synonyms
- trimmed
- cropped
- clipped
