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sheer
v. swerve, change course suddenly, change direction abruptly; cause to change course quickly, cause to swerve
 
n. swerve, sudden change of direction, abrupt change of course
 
adv. completely, totally; very steeply
 
adj. thin and nearly transparent; not combined with anything else; utter, complete; very steep, almost perpendicular


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Sheer
Sheer and similar can mean: Sheer Music is a record labelSheer curation is a lightweight approach to digital curationSee Sheer (textile) for sheer textiles and fabrics"Sheer" when applied to ship design, refers to an upward curve in the deck toward either end.
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sheer
Verb
1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
(synonym) swerve, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
(hypernym) turn
(hyponym) peel off
2. cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"
(hypernym) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
Adjective
1. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
(synonym) absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)
(similar) complete
2. not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
(synonym) plain, unmingled, unmixed
(similar) pure
3. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
(synonym) bluff, bold
(similar) steep
4. so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
(synonym) diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, cobwebby
(similar) thin
Adverb
1. straight up or down without a break
(synonym) perpendicularly
2. directly; "he fell sheer into the water"


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Sheer
(v. t.)
To shear.
  
 
(v. i.)
Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.
  
 
(v. i.)
To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle.
  
 
(v. i.)
Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.
  
 
(v. i.)
Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
  
 
(v. i.)
Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.
  
 
(n.)
The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
  
 
(n.)
The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
  
 
(n.)
Shears See Shear.
  
 
(n.)
A turn or change in a course.
  
 
(adv.)
Clean; quite; at once.
  

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sheer
adj.
1. clear
بے ميل, خالص, صاف, نرمل,
2. simple
سادہ, نپٹ, خالي, فقط, نرا, بالکل, سراسر, (محض)
sheer monsense
بالکل حماقت
3.
باريک, مہين,
4. perpendicular
عمود, سيدھا, مستقيم, کھڑا, (راسي, عمودي)
sheer legs
قينچي کرين
sheer
v. n.
راہ راست سے گريز کرنا, مڑنا, پھرنا, کترانا, (منحرف ہونا, الگ ہونا, جدا ہونا, صحبت ترک کرنا)
sheer off
کھسکنا, سٹکنا, کتراجانا,
heer up
قريب آنا, آن لگنا, برابر يا آس پاس آنا,

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