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The verb to scissor, the act, is accomplished by use of a pair of scissors, or by the action of a body or thing that mimics the motion of a scissors in use.

scissors (noun) to scissor (verb)

pl n

1 (Also called) pair of scissors a cutting instrument used for cloth, hair, etc., having two crossed pivoted blades that cut by a shearing action, with ring-shaped handles at one end

2 a Wrestling hold in which a wrestler wraps his legs round his opponent's body or head, locks his feet together, and squeezes

3 any gymnastic or athletic feat in which the legs cross and uncross in a scissor-like movement

4 (Athletics) a technique in high-jumping, now little used, in which the legs perform a scissor-like movement in clearing the bar

(plural of scissors or pair of scissors : pairs of scissors.)

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