shorn

• اسم مفعول من الفعل 'جزّ'؛ يصف شيئًا قُصّ شعره أو صوفه أو ما كان مغطى به، ويُستعمل مجازًا للدلالة على الحرمان أو الفقدان.

Past participle of 'shear'; describes something that has been cut off or stripped away, often used metaphorically to mean deprived or bereft.

1. Cut or clipped offB2formal

   Having had hair, wool, or fur cut off, typically with shears or clippers.

   مَقْطُوع الصُّوف

   • The sheep were shorn of their thick winter wool.
   • He appeared with a shorn head after joining the army.
   • The shorn lawn looked neat and tidy.

   المرادفاتclippedcroppedcutshavenshearedtrimmed

   الأضدادhairywoolly

2. Deprived or strippedC1formal

   Having been stripped of something, such as power, possessions, or rights.

   مَسلُوب

   • The king was shorn of his authority after the revolution.
   • She felt shorn of all her dignity after the public scandal.
   • The company was shorn of its assets in the bankruptcy proceedings.

   المرادفاتbereftdenudeddeprivedstripped

   الأضدادendowedvested

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على قصّ أو جزّ شيء ما، وغالبًا صوف الأغنام أو شعر الإنسان.

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting or clipping something, typically wool from a sheep or hair from a person.

فعل شاذ

1. Cut with shearsB1formal

   To cut or trim something using shears or scissors.

   قصّ بالمقص

   • The gardener sheared the hedge into a neat shape.
   • She sheared the fabric carefully along the marked line.
   • He sheared the overgrown branches from the tree.

   المرادفاتclipcropcutsniptrim

2. Remove wool from an animalB1formal

   To cut off the wool from a sheep or other animal.

   جز الصوف

   • The farmer shears the sheep every spring.
   • They hired a professional to shear the flock.
   • Shearing the sheep is a skilled job.

   المرادفاتclipfleece

3. Cut through with shearsB2formal

   To cut or slice through something using a tool like shears.

   القص بالمقص

   • The metalworker sheared the steel plate with a hydraulic cutter.
   • He sheared the rope with a single clean cut.
   • The machine shears the paper into strips.

   المرادفاتclipcropdocklopmowprunesniptrim

4. Deform under stressC1formal

   To become deformed or break due to forces that cause parts to slide past each other.

   التشوّه بالقص

   • The metal beam sheared under the extreme weight.
   • The bolt sheared off, causing the structure to collapse.
   • Engineers test materials to see how they shear under pressure.

   المرادفاتfractureruptureseparatesplittear