scissor kick

English

Noun

scissor kick (plural scissor kicks)

1. (soccer) A bicycle kick.
   • 2023 November 11, Matthew Howarth, “Arsenal 3-1 Burnley”, in BBC Sport:

     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.

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

Synonyms

• bicycle kick
• overhead kick

Translations

kick in football

• Danish: saksespark n
• Finnish: saksipotku
• French: ciseau retourné m, ciseau (fr) m
• Polish: strzał nożycami m, nożyce (pl) f pl
• Swedish: cykelspark (sv) c, bicykleta (sv) c

leg movement in swimming

• Finnish: saksipotku