shearing
Cutting sheep fleece
Shearing is the act of cutting wool from sheep, a seasonal task on sheep farms: Spring shearing keeps the flock cool through summer.
The term extends to any cutting action where blades slide past each other, as with scissors or metal shears.
In physics and engineering, shearing describes forces that cause layers to slide against each other rather than compress or pull apart: The earthquake's shearing motion toppled buildings.
Wind shear uses the related sense of sudden directional change.
Wool still on sheep
lamb · shepherd · woolshed · handpiece · crutching · bellies · merino · lanolin
Cutting away excess
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
- clippingPiece cut out
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
secateurs · boxwood · privet · yew · formal garden · sculpting · maintenance · cutting back
Forceful foot motion
- punchingStriking with closed fist
- blankingErasing or forgetting
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- dieStop being alive
press · guillotine · nibbling · slitting · trimming · notching · piercing · sheet metal
Handheld cutting implements
- trimmingCutting away excess
- buzzcutHair clipped uniformly short
- shaveCut hair close
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
clipper cut · head shaving · pelt · stubble
Pressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- deformationChange in shape
- forceStrength or compulsion
- fractureSplit in hard material
torsion · load · failure · rupture · tension · modulus · yield · displacement
Shallow surface wound
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- slidingMoving smoothly across surface
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- dragResistance through fluid
surface · wear · deformation · rupture · slip · displacement · grinding · contact
fleece
Wool still on sheep
ram · lamb · shepherd · woolshed · handpiece · crutching · bellies · merino · lanolin · skirting
trimming
Cutting away excess
hedging · secateurs · boxwood · privet · yew · formal garden · sculpting · maintenance · cutting back · shaping
stamping
Forceful foot motion
die · press · guillotine · nibbling · slitting · trimming · notching · piercing · sheet metal · burr
clippers
Handheld cutting implements
grooming · clipper cut · head shaving · pelt · stubble
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- deformationChange in shape
- forceStrength or compulsion
fracture · torsion · load · failure · rupture · tension · modulus · yield · displacement · elasticity
abrasion
Shallow surface wound
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- slidingMoving smoothly across surface
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
drag · surface · wear · deformation · rupture · slip · displacement · grinding · contact · lateral
- Sheepewe, ram, lamb, merino, fleece
- Wool Farmingsheep farm, sheep ranch, wool production, woolshed, wool shed
- livestock workherding dogs, cattle drives, shepherding, penning, gathering
- wool industrywool, fleece, wool spinning, wool weaving, merino wool
- cell lysislysis, cytolysis, cell lysis, osmotic lysis, hemolysis
- livestock careveterinary care, animal welfare, disease prevention, calving, deworming
shearingjoining
Linking into one
fusing · welding · bonding · attaching · connecting
shearingcompression
Forcing into smaller space
compressing · tension · stretching · torsion · bending
- sheep shearingRemoving a lamb's coat
- wool shearingCutting fleece from sheep
- shearing shedBuilding for clipping sheep
shear, shears, shorn, sheared, shearer, shearling, shearlings, unsheared