A couple of definitions

2 entries found for sheered.

sheer1    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (shîr) intr. & tr.v. sheered, sheer·ing, sheers To swerve or cause to swerve from a course. n. A swerving or deviating course. Nautical. The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side. The position in which a ship at anchor is maintained in order to keep it clear of the anchor. [Probably partly from Low German scheren, to move to and fro (said of boats), and partly from Dutch scheren, to withdraw. See sker-1 in Indo-European Roots.]

sheered

Sheer \Sheer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sheered; p. pr. & vb. n. Sheering.] [D. sheren to shear, cut, withdraw, warp. See Shear.] 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.

To sheer off, to turn or move aside to a distance; to move away.

To sheer up, to approach obliquely.