SHEAR OFF


Meaning of SHEAR OFF in English

shear off phrasal verb ( see also ↑ shear )

if part of something shears off, or is sheared off, it suddenly becomes separated, especially after being pulled or hit with a lot of force

shear something ↔ off

The left wing had been almost completely sheared off.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.