sheared

[ sheerd ]

adjective

1. shaped or completed by or as if by shearing.
2. trimmed to an even, symmetrical, or uniform length, as fur, shrubbery, etc.:

   a sheared muskrat coat.

Other Words From

• un·sheared adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheared¹

First recorded in 1610–20; shear + -ed ²

Example Sentences

That building still stood, but the walls on the second floor were sheared off.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Rojas said the forces on the front platform of the sub sheared the clamp and the dome vacuum broke.

From BBC

Inside Nur Shams, Israel’s operation has left war-like destruction in parts of the camp: houses burned out, walls sheared off.

From BBC

The pilot who survived a deadly plane crash in Nepal was saved after his cockpit was sheared off by a freight container seconds before the rest of the aircraft crashed in flames.

From BBC

Some 11 million years ago, a large meteor impact on Mars sheared away parts of the planet and sent the rocks hurtling into space.

From Science Daily