scissor
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cut or clip out with scissors.
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to eliminate or eradicate from a text; expunge.
testimony scissored from the record.
verb (used without object)
noun
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of scissor
First recorded in 1605–15; v. use of singular of scissors
Example Sentences
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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 ● Feb. 11, 2026
It was a revolutionary car, with scissor doors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
And like something from a film script, it was McTominay's spectacular scissor kick against Cagliari on the last day of the season that sent Napoli on their way to winning the title.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
Today she reaches the peak of her canvases by riding a scissor lift, which sits behind her worktable, its metal bars speckled with globs of paint in many different colors.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
When the door swung open, a scissor of daylight fell on to the concrete floor, showing clumps of trodden-down straw, and mud.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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