scissor

IPA: sˈɪzɝ

(rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.
(India) 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.

(transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
(transitive) To excise or expunge something from a text.
(transitive, obsolete) To reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy.
(transitive, intransitive) To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
(intransitive, sex) 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.

Examples of "scissor" in Sentences

Siggy has a small 'hatch' defect called a scissor beak.
The "scissor" function sounds like another term for the protease in HIV.
Saturday's game, Wenger had specifically described the danger of the sort of 'scissor'
He further stated that it was good for the "scissor" bridge to remain in place as it gave the
One operation conducted northwest of Loc Ninh was to put a "scissor" bridge in place on a small river at the border.
As we look ahead to what may be a succession of "scissor," revolts in the future, we must also ask ourselves what it is that we have really lost in Iraq.
Wilshere immediately apologised for his lunge on Nikola Zigic and Emmanuel Eboué has also now revealed his remorse for a two-footed 'scissor' tackle on Liam Ridgewell.
The 27-year-old Ivory Coast international could have been with Wilshere in the dressing room at the weekend but his "scissor" tackle on Liam Ridgewell was not punished with a red card.
The so-called scissor lifts rented by the university were not supposed to be used in winds above 28 mph, but the weather service had issued a warning the day of Sullivan's death saying winds of 25 mph to 35 mph were expected with gusts of up to 45 mph.