shear 
/ˈʃiɚ/ verb
shears; sheared; sheared or shorn /ˈʃiɚ/ verb /ˈʃoɚn/; shear·ing [+ obj] 1 a : to cut the hair, wool, etc., off (an animal)
▪ The farmers sheared the sheep.
b : to cut off (an animal's hair, wool, etc.)
▪ The farmers sheared the wool from the sheep. — often + off ▪ The farmers sheared off the wool from the sheep. 2 : to cut off a person's hair — usually used as (be) shorn ▪ His long locks were shorn. ▪ the monk's shorn head 3 literary : to take something away from (someone) — usually used as (be) shorn ▪ a tyrant who has been shorn of power [=a tyrant whose power has been taken away]
▪ The farmers sheared the sheep.
b : to cut off (an animal's hair, wool, etc.)
▪ The farmers sheared the wool from the sheep. — often + off ▪ The farmers sheared off the wool from the sheep.
shear off [phrasal verb] 1 : to become separated suddenly because of great force
▪ The excess weight caused the bolt to shear off. 2 shear (something) off or shear off (something) : to remove (something) with great force
▪ The impact of the crash sheared off the airplane's wing.
▪ The excess weight caused the bolt to shear off.
▪ The impact of the crash sheared off the airplane's wing.
— shear·er noun, plural shear·ers [count]
