gee vs shear

gee

verb
  • Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right. 

  • To cause an animal to move in this way. 

  • To suit or fit. 

noun
  • A guy. 

  • A gee-gee, a horse. 

  • The name of the Latin-script letter G. 

  • Vagina, vulva. 

intj
  • A command to a horse, pack animal, etc., which may variously mean “move forward”, “go faster”, or “turn to the right”. 

shear

verb
  • To change in direction or speed. 

  • To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions. 

  • To make a vertical cut in coal. 

  • To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears. 

  • To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line. 

  • To remove the fleece from a sheep etc. by clipping. 

  • To cut the hair of (a person). 

  • To deprive of property; to fleece. 

  • To reap, as grain. 

noun
  • A large machine use for cutting sheet metal. 

  • The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing. 

  • Wind shear, or an instance thereof. 

  • A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line. 

  • The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures. 

  • A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger. 

  • Forces that push in opposite directions. 

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