scissor kick

Noun

Meaning

(soccer) A bicycle kick.

(swimming) A leg movement in which the legs are separated and brought together with a snap.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

bicycle kick overhead kick

Examples

In 1873, John Arthur Trudgen introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl he saw American Indians use, but substituting a scissor kick for the traditional flutter kick to reduce splashing. Source: Internet

Scissor kick main Several kicks may be called a scissor kick, involving swinging out the legs to kick multiple targets or using the legs to take down an opponent. Source: Internet

This is true even for some binary nouns where the singular form is not found in isolation, such as a trouser mangle or the scissor kick. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

scissor door scissor grip scissor hold scissor lift scissor mechanism scissor out