- a cutting instrument for paper, cloth, etc., consisting of two blades, each having a ring-shaped handle, that are so pivoted together that their sharp edges work one against the other (often used with pair of).
- any of several feats in which the legs execute a scissorlike motion.
- a hold secured by clasping the legs around the body or head of the opponent.
- 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
- a wrestling hold in which a wrestler wraps his legs round his opponent's body or head, locks his feet together, and squeezes
- any gymnastic or athletic feat in which the legs cross and uncross in a scissor-like movement
- a technique in high-jumping, now little used, in which the legs perform a scissor-like movement in clearing the bar
