scissors

1. 1
   nouncountableplural

   A cutting tool with two blades joined in the middle that slice when you close the handles.

   Like two small knives joined at the middle that meet to snip things.

   Please pass me the scissors so I can cut this string.

   She used scissors to trim the corner off the photograph.

   Similarshears, snips

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2. 2
   noununcountableplural

   In the hand game, the two-finger shape that cuts paper but is crushed by rock.

   I threw scissors and cut her paper to win the round.

   He always opens with scissors, so this time I picked rock.

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3. 3
   nouncountableplural

   A floor exercise where you switch your straight legs back and forth, like opening and closing blades.

   Try a slow scissors to feel the stretch in your legs.

   The trainer counted out thirty scissors during the floor session.

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4. 4
   nouncountableplural

   A grip in wrestling where you squeeze someone between your crossed legs.

   He caught his opponent in a scissors and squeezed hard.

   She escaped the scissors by prying his ankles apart.

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5. 5
   nouncountableplural

   A team move where one player cuts behind the ball carrier and takes a pass on the other side.

   They scored after a quick scissors near the line.

   The coach drilled the scissors until both players timed it perfectly.

   Similarswitch, crossover

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6. 6
   nouncountableplural

   A way of skating with one foot kept well in front of the other.

   She kept a steady scissors as she rolled down the ramp.

   Learning the scissors helped him balance on his skates.

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   noununcountableplural

   A flying move where a pilot keeps turning toward the attacker to make them shoot past.

   Like weaving side to side so a chaser keeps running past you.

   He used scissors to shake the enemy fighter off his tail.

   When an attacker gets close, scissors can buy you time.

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   nouncountableplural

   A single use of the air-combat move where a pilot keeps turning into the attacker to force an overshoot.

   He pulled off a quick scissors and the enemy flew right past.

   Two scissors later, she had the chasing jet in her sights.

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9. 9
   verb

   The form of scissor used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   She scissors the paper into thin strips for the collage.

   He scissors a small notch in the cloth before tearing it.

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