📖 scissors

noun

1. a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move
2. a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
3. an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

See also: scissor gripscissor holdscissors gripscissors holdpair of scissors

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