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SCISSORS GRIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scissors grip mean?
• SCISSORS GRIP (noun)
The noun SCISSORS GRIP has 1 sense:
1. a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
Familiarity information: SCISSORS GRIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
scissor grip; scissor hold; scissors; scissors grip; scissors hold
Hypernyms ("scissors grip" is a kind of...):
wrestling hold (a hold used in the sport of wrestling)
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