scissors kick
noun Swimming.
a propelling motion of the legs in which they move somewhat like the blades of a pair of scissors, used in the sidestroke.
Origin of scissors kick
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby scissors kick
scissor,
scissorlike,
scissors,
scissors chair,
scissors jack,
scissors kick,
scissors truss,
scissortail,
scissura,
scissure,
scituate
British Dictionary definitions for scissors kick
scissors kick
noun
a type of swimming kick used esp in the sidestroke, in which one leg is moved forward and the other bent back and they are then brought together again in a scissor-like action
football
a kick in which the player leaps into the air raising one leg and brings up his other leg to kick the ball