shear
1 verb AGR sheep, wool TRANSITIVElom verb bearr verb to shear sheep caoirigh a bhearradh, caoirigh a lomadhif not shorn, the wool gets shaggy mura mbearrtar an olann, éiríonn sí giobach 2 verb hair TRANSITIVEbearr verb his hair was shorn bearradh a chuid gruaigeShow full entry
3 verb take sth away TRANSITIVEbain de PhrV bain as PhrV the music has been shorn of all its soul níl anam ar bith fágtha sa cheol, tá an croí ar fad bainte as an gceol 4 verb of metal etc INTRANSITIVEgearr verb scoilt verb the bolt sheared bhris an bolta, scoilt an bolta 5 verb cut off TRANSITIVEgearr verb teasc verb the excess has been sheared off tá an farasbarr gearrtha chun siúil 6 verb break off
TRANSITIVEscoith verb