sheared

verb

1. 1

   To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.

2. 2

   To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.

3. 3

   To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.

4. 4

   To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.

5. 5

   To make a vertical cut in the coal.

6. 6

   To reap, as grain.

7. 7

   To deprive of property; to fleece.