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Noun

scissor ‎(plural scissors)

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.

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Verb

scissor ‎(third-person singular simple present scissors, present participle scissoring, simple past and past participle scissored)

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.

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