The difference between Divide and Shear

When used as nouns, divide means a thing that divides, whereas shear means a cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.

When used as verbs, divide means to split or separate (something) into two or more parts, whereas shear means to cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.

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  1. Divide as a verb (transitive):

    To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

    Examples:

    "a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

  2. Divide as a verb (transitive):

    To share (something) by dividing it.

    Examples:

    "How shall we divide this pie?"

  3. Divide as a verb (transitive, arithmetic):

    To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).

    Examples:

    "If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2."

  4. Divide as a verb (transitive, arithmetic):

    To be a divisor of.

    Examples:

    "3 divides 6."

  5. Divide as a verb (intransitive):

    To separate into two or more parts.

  6. Divide as a verb (intransitive, biology):

    Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.

  7. Divide as a verb:

    To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.

  8. Divide as a verb (obsolete):

    To break friendship; to fall out.

  9. Divide as a verb (obsolete):

    To have a share; to partake.

  10. Divide as a verb:

    To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.

  11. Divide as a verb:

    To mark divisions on; to graduate.

    Examples:

    "to divide a sextant"

  12. Divide as a verb (music):

    To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  1. Divide as a noun:

    A thing that divides.

    Examples:

    "Stay on your side of the divide, please."

  2. Divide as a noun:

    An act of dividing.

    Examples:

    "The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property."

  3. Divide as a noun:

    A distancing between two people or things.

    Examples:

    "There is a great divide between us."

  4. Divide as a noun (geography):

    A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.

    Examples:

    "If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first."

    "The team crossed streams and jumped across deep, narrow divides in the glacier.'' [[File:The team crossed streams and jumped across deep, narrow divides in the glacier.ogg]]"

  1. Shear as a verb:

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

  2. Shear as a verb:

    To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.

  3. Shear as a verb (physics):

    To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.

  4. Shear as a verb (Scotland):

    To reap, as grain.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Jamieson"

  5. Shear as a verb (figurative):

    To deprive of property; to fleece.

  1. Shear as a noun:

    A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.

  2. Shear as a noun:

    The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.

  3. Shear as a noun (physics):

    Forces that push in opposite directions.

  4. Shear as a noun (geology):

    The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.

  1. Shear as an adjective:

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