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.
Tending to cut or tear.
A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.
To bend or strain out of its position.
To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.
To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.
To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.
To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.
To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.).