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Meaning of shorn

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shorn

Pronunciation:/ʃɔːn//ʃɔɹn/

verb

Definitions

  1. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.

  2. To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.

  3. To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.

  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.