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scissors

5 8.1

A move on the pommel horse where the gymnast swings the legs apart and together

noun
/ˈsɪz.ərz/

Jargon

: tijeras

The gymnast performed the scissors exercise flawlessly, swinging their legs in a rhythmic motion.
legs like scissors

Examples

Donna Williamson Faulkner, the apartments' funder, holds the scissors.

Blog text (7)
Her legs were splayed apart like scissors.

Fiction book (1990)
I had her doing some scissor exercise like Pilate boy.
As she practiced the scissors move on the pommel horse, her legs opened and closed gracefully.
To improve his routine, he included a scissors maneuver that showcased his strength and control.

Idioms

to run with scissors

Informal

8.5

To act in a risky way without thinking about the bad results

Compounds

pair of scissors

19 1.0

A tool with two sharp blades you hold to cut paper or cloth

scissors hold

Jargon

8.1

A wrestler wraps their legs around someone's body or head and squeezes them with the feet

scissors kick

Specialized

4.3

A swimming leg movement that opens and closes the legs to move the body forward in sidestroke

scissors grip

Jargon

8.4

A hold that wraps the legs around an opponent's body or head and squeezes with the feet

How Difficult

Fosbury flop

Specialized

8.9

straddle

Specialized

1 6.9

scissors

Jargon

5 8.1

finger-roll

Jargon

1 7.2

Surface Forms

scissors singular

scissors plural

Etymology

Scissors in gymnastics is named for the tool because the gymnast's legs swing and cross like two blades opening and closing. So the word reminds you of the quick, scissor-like motion on the pommel horse.