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

The spaghetti is then cut with a pair of scissors, making it seem as though the patron is wearing a wig made out of pasta.

From Salon

I had just got off the scissor lift and then you said you were supposed to paint the wall, but got too busy.

From Los Angeles Times

Now he will have to hope United embark on another winning streak before he can get the scissors out.

From Barron's

But as he reached for it, he noticed the small pair of scissors that his father used to trim his beard.

From Literature

She went into the kitchen to get the dome and then looked in a drawer for a pair of scissors.

From Literature

Related Words

• carve
• divide
• rip
• slash
• slice