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scissor - What does it mean?

Definition of 'scissor'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (rare) One blade on a pair of 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 .
  • Derived terms

    * scissor kick * scissor sister * scissor tackle * scissorbill * scissorlike * scissorwise

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To cut using, or as if using scissors.
  • To excise or expunge something from a text.
  • The erroneous testimony was scissored from the record.
  • To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
  • ''The runner scissored over the hurdles.
  • To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
  • (skating) To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.