α. 1900s– scissor-kick.
β. 1900s– scissors-kick.
单词 | scissor-kick |
释义 | scissor-kickv.α. 1900s– scissor-kick. β. 1900s– scissors-kick. 1. intransitive. To perform any of various types of scissors kick. Cf. scissors kick n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > swim > use specific stroke to tread water1800 breaststroke1864 trudge1904 breast-stroke1909 dog-paddle1910 crawl1911 scissor-kick1921 freestyle1935 doggy-paddle1958 the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (intransitive)] > with the foot > kick spurnc1000 regibbe?c1225 potea1350 kickc1386 rependc1440 spur1590 recalcitrate1611 calcitrate1623 funkc1707 root1890 scissor-kick1921 1921 St. Nicholas 876/2 Water poured from his mouth, as he brought his little red head up at regular intervals for air. His sturdy, sun-tanned legs scissor-kicked. 1961 New Yorker 26 Aug. 62/2 Anna felt herself sinking and scissors-kicked strongly to keep herself up. 1993 M. Anthony Chieftain's Carnival 36 He trapped the ball, scissor-kicked and leaped in the air to head it away. 2002 N.Y. Times Mag. 28 Aug. 40/3 Competitive weight lifters perform in two events with action-verb names, the snatch and the clean-and-jerk... In the second, she lifts the bar chest-high and then scissor-kicks while throwing it over her head. 2. transitive. To kick (something) by performing a scissors kick.In extended use in quot. 1954. ΚΠ 1954 San Antonio (Texas) Express & News 15 Aug. (Home, Garden & Real Estate section) 8 g/1 (caption) She [sc. Esther Williams] exposes those knees which have scissor-kicked themselves to fame in many a watery musical. 1973 Daily Mail 27 Feb. 26/5 As the ball rebounded Salvage scissor-kicked it home. 1986 S. Minot Monkeys i. 14 He's lying on the marble tile with Rummy, scissor-kicking his legs like windshield wipers. 2012 J. Land Strong Vengeance xiv. 65 He'd scissor-kicked the giant's left knee, buckling it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1921 |
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