scissors
/ˈsɪzəz//ˈsɪzɚz/noun
Definitions
One blade on a pair of scissors.
Scissors.
(noun adjunct) Used in certain noun phrases to denote a thing resembling the action of scissors, as scissor kick, scissor hold (wrestling), scissor jack.
verb
Definitions
To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
To excise or expunge something from a text.
Example: The erroneous testimony was scissored from the record.
To reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy.
To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
Example: The runner scissored over the hurdles.
noun
Definitions
(usually construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
Example: Scissors are used to cut the flowers.
An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.
Example: They executed a perfect scissors.
A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.
An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.