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.