Scissor

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪzÉ™(r)

Origin

Altered from scissors; ultimately from Latin caedere ("to cut"); current spelling influenced by Latin scindere ("to split").

Full definition of scissor

Noun

1. (rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.
2. (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

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