SHEARS

To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.

To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.

To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.

To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.

To make a vertical cut in the coal.

To reap, as grain.

To deprive of property; to fleece.