The act of penetrating something.
Specifically, the insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.
The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.
A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.
The proportion of the target audience who buy the advertised product or service.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
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 material cut off in this way.
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
Tending to cut or tear.