Definition of "scissors" []

• A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed. (noun)
• An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side. (noun)
• A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other. (noun)
• A scissors hold. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scissor. (verb)

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• "In fact, it was said that they seldom left the IWW halls to go uptown into what they called the scissors belt sections of the city."
• "They have the same root as the word scissors, meaning they are designed, like scissors, to make a cut."
• "Also, rock-paper-scissors is a super simple game in terms of game theory, just throw randomly and you'll aways reach equilibrium."