sheer

Definition

  • verb: to deviate from a course
  • verb: to turn suddenly
  • adjective: complete and total
  • adjective: of very thin or transparent texture
  • used to emphasize the large amount, size, or degree of something
  • synonyms: bright, swerve, diaphanous

Examples

  • The 'sheer' force of the wind knocked me to the ground.

  • The boat 'sheered' [='swerved'] 'away' from the rocks.

  • The 'sheer' number of questions overwhelmed her.

Movie quotes

  • (..) We can hide the flag well enough so they can't find it. Let's send out a team to scout their location. See if we can find their flag. I say we blitz them. Just beat them with sheer force. Yeah, that's the best way to lose quickly. End this quickly, they won't expect it. (..)
    2014 Divergent