shearing vs weave

shearing

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

  • 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 material cut off in this way. 

  • The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. 

  • The act or operation of dividing with shears. 

adj
  • Tending to cut or tear. 

weave

noun
  • A type or way of weaving. 

  • Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair. 

verb
  • To unite by close connection or intermixture. 

  • To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another. 

  • To move by turning and twisting. 

  • To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate. 

  • To spin a cocoon or a web. 

  • To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side. 

  • To move the head back and forth in a stereotyped pattern, typically as a symptom of stress. 

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