shearing vs souped-up

shearing

adj
  • Tending to cut or tear. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • The act or operation of dividing with shears. 

souped-up

adj
  • Improved. 

  • Of an engine, a motor vehicle, etc.: modified for higher performance. 

  • Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. 

  • Excited. 

  • Of a racehorse: injected with a substance to make it run faster or to change its temperament. 

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