scissor

American  

[siz-er] / ˈsɪz ər /

verb (used with object)

1. to cut or clip out with scissors.

2. to eliminate or eradicate from a text; expunge.

   testimony scissored from the record.

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verb (used without object)

1. to move one's body or legs like the blades of scissors.

   a gymnast scissoring over the bar.

noun

1. scissors.

scissor British  

/ ˈsɪzə /

noun

1. (modifier) of or relating to scissors

   a scissor blade

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verb

1. to cut (an object) with scissors

Other Word Forms

• unscissored adjective

Etymology

Origin of scissor

First recorded in 1605–15; v. use of singular of scissors

Example Sentences

"Scans finally showed the scissors were inside her," he said.

From BBC

Just this week, the northern Kano state said it had ordered an investigation into the death of a woman four months after doctors left a pair of scissors in her stomach following surgery.

From Barron's

Beginning with a game of 'rock, paper, scissors' to decide who serves, each match consisted of a single point, with the winner progressing in a knockout format.

From BBC

The same thing happens in November, leading to a runoff decided by a communal game of rock, paper, scissors.

From Los Angeles Times

Shaw had burst into the area to take a shot when Hector Moreno crashed into him, taking his standing foot away in a scissors tackle.

From BBC

Related Words

• carve
• divide
• rip
• slash
• slice