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shorn

The correct spelling is shorn.

How to pronounce shorn

/ʃɔːn/
verb

IPA: /ʃɔːn/

Say it like: Sho-rn

The correct spelling is shorn. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.

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Definition

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.

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