剪刀 — meaning in English
jiǎn dāo
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English meaning
- claw noun A sharp, curved nail on the toe of an animal, bird, or reptile.
- scissor verb To cut with, or as if with, scissors.
- scissoring noun An act or instance of cutting (removing) with or as if with scissors, especially an act of cutting and censoring a film.
- scissors noun A tool with two pivoting blades used for cutting paper, fabric, hair and other thin materials.
- shear verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
- shears noun A large scissor-like cutting tool with two pivoting blades, used for tasks like trimming hedges or cutting sheet metal.
Senses
剪刀 is used for these senses in English:
- claw The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
- scissor (rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.
- scissoring (sex) A sex act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
- scissors (countable, usually, construed as plural) 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.
- shear A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- shears A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.
- step over (football) A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it.
claw — full definition
- noun A sharp, curved nail on the toe of an animal, bird, or reptile.
- noun A pincer of a crab, lobster, or similar creature.
- verb To scratch, grip, or tear at something using claws (or fingernails).
scissor — full definition
- verb To cut with, or as if with, scissors.
- verb To move in a scissor-like motion, especially the legs.