Meanings
nounscissor kick (plural scissor kicks)
plural scissor kicks
- ball gamesA 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 SportSynonyms: bicycle kick, overhead kick
- hobbiesA leg movement in which the legs are separated and brought together with a snap.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bicycle kick.
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Translations
Arabic رَكْلَة ازْدِوَاجِيَّة
- رَكْلَة ازْدِوَاجِيَّة (rakla zdiwājiyya)kick in football
Danish saksespark
- saksesparkkick in football
Finnish saksipotku, saksipotku
- saksipotkukick in football
- saksipotkuleg movement in swimming
French ciseau retourné, ciseau
- ciseau retournékick in football
- ciseaukick in football
Japanese シザーズキック
- シザーズキック (shizāzu kikku)kick in football
Korean 시저스 킥
- 시저스 킥 (sijeoseu kik)kick in football
Polish strzał nożycami, nożyce
- strzał nożycamikick in football
- nożycekick in football
Swedish cykelspark, bicykleta
- cykelsparkkick in football
- bicykletakick in football
Cite this entry
APA
scissor kick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissor%20kick
MLA
“scissor kick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissor%20kick. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scissor kick,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissor%20kick.
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