cut-out vs shearing

cut-out

noun
  • A piece cut out of something. 

  • Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip. 

  • A switch that changes the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit. 

  • A railway cutting. 

  • A trusted middleman or intermediary, especially in espionage. 

  • A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), often displayed for promotional purposes; a standee. 

  • A hole or space produced when something is removed by cutting. 

  • The separation of a group of cattle from a herd; the place where they are collected. 

  • Clip art. 

shearing

noun
  • The material cut off in this way. 

  • Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions. 

  • The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. 

  • The act or operation of reaping. 

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

  • The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. 

  • The act or operation of dividing with shears. 

adj
  • Tending to cut or tear. 

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