scheren — meaning in English

English meaning

• shave verb To cut hair close to the skin using a razor or similar tool.
• shear verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
• soar verb To fly high in the air with little effort, especially by gliding on air currents.

Senses

scheren is used for these senses in English:

• shave (intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.
• shear To cut the hair of (a person).
• soar The act of soaring.

shave — full definition

1. verb To cut hair close to the skin using a razor or similar tool.
2. verb To cut a thin slice or layer from something.
3. verb To reduce something slightly, such as time, cost, or size.
4. noun An instance of shaving, especially the face.
5. noun A narrow escape from danger; a close shave.

shear — full definition

1. verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
2. verb To cut through something cleanly, or to break suddenly under sideways force.
3. noun A force that pushes two parts of an object in opposite, parallel directions.

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