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sheared |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shear Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shear Entailment of verb shear Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shear 3 senses of shear Sense 1 shear => snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back Sense 2 fleece, shear => shave, trim Sense 3 shear => cut Familiarity of verb shear shear used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shear Sense 1 shear => snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back -------------- Sense 2 fleece, shear => shave, trim -------------- Sense 3 shear => cut -------------- Overview of verb shear The verb shear has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) shear -- (cut with shears, as of hedges) 2. fleece, shear -- (shear the wool from "shear sheep") 3. shear -- (cut or cut through with shears) Overview of adj sheared The adj sheared has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sheared, shorn -- (having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers; "picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor"; "naked as a sheared sheep") 2. sheared -- ((used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length; "a coat of sheared lamb") Antonyms of adj sheared 2 senses of sheared Sense 1 sheared (vs. unsheared), shorn unsheared (vs. sheared), unshorn Sense 2 sheared INDIRECT (VIA cut) -> uncut, rough Similarity of adj sheared 2 senses of sheared Sense 1 sheared (vs. unsheared), shorn Sense 2 sheared => cut (vs. uncut) Attributes of adj sheared Familiarity of adj sheared sheared used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj sheared sheared unsheared Overview of verb shear The verb shear has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) shear -- (cut with shears, as of hedges) 2. fleece, shear -- (shear the wool from "shear sheep") 3. shear -- (cut or cut through with shears) Overview of adj sheared The adj sheared has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sheared, shorn -- (having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers; "picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor"; "naked as a sheared sheep") 2. sheared -- ((used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length; "a coat of sheared lamb")
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