definition of
sheer

[1] #1 sheer s. [absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down] 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. wn

[2] #2 sheer v. [swerve, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut] turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right". wn

[3] #3 sheer s. [bluff, bold] 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". wn

[4] #4 sheer r. [perpendicularly] straight up or down without a break. wn

[5] #5 sheer v. cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle". wn