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scissors kick

scissors kick is the alternative spelling of scissor kick.

Meaning of scissor kick

Noun

scissor kick (plural scissor kicks)

  1. A bicycle kick.
    • There were few complains[complaints] from Arteta or his players when Vieira was dismissed for a reckless challenge on Brownhill, but Zinchenko's scissor kick nine minutes earlier had all but ended Burnley's hopes of salvaging a point.2023 November 11, Matthew Howarth, “Arsenal 3-1 Burnley”, in BBC Sport
  2. A leg movement in which the legs are separated and brought together with a snap.

Forms of scissors kick

pluralscissors kicks

Questions about scissors kick

What is scissors kick the alternative spelling of?
Scissors kick is the alternative spelling of scissor kick.

Words near scissors kick in the dictionary

  1. scissors crisis
  2. scissors crossing
  3. scissors crossings
  4. scissors crossover
  5. scissors crossovers
  6. scissors kick
  7. scissors kicks
  8. scissors paper rock
  9. scissors paper stone
  10. scissors-and-paste
  11. scissors-congruent

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