shear >> ʃɪə
Definition: [verb] cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal).
Example: Paul has never sheared a sheep before
Definition: [verb] break off or cause to break off, owing to a structural strain.
Example: the gear sheared and jammed in the rear wheel
Definition: [noun] a strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are laterally shifted in relation to each other.
Example: the water from the upper source is emitted at the same speed as the main flow; there is thus no shear