adjective “scissor”
base form scissor, non-gradable
- resembling scissors in form or action
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The dancer performed a scissor leap across the stage.
verb “scissor”
infinitive scissor; he scissors; past tense scissored; past part. scissored; ger. scissoring
- to cut something using scissors
Learning to scissor is an important activity for children.
- (in skating) to skate with one foot significantly in front of the other
He scissored across the ice as he learned to skate.
- (slang, sexual, typically of two women) to engage in a sexual act where the legs intertwine like two pairs of scissors
While scissoring is commonly depicted in pornography, it's an uncommon practice in reality.