(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shear

(2):

(n.) The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.

(3):

(n.) The act or operation of reaping.

(4):

(n.) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

(5):

(n.) The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.

(6):

(n.) The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

(7):

(n.) Same as Shearling.

(8):

(n.) The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth.