Running With Scissors Burroughs

burroughs
John (1837–1921), US naturalist and author. At his home near the Hudson River at West Park, New York, he entertained friends such as John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, and Walt Whitman. Among his works are Wake-Robin (1871), Locusts and Wild Honey (1879), and The Summit of the Years (1913)
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)

scissors
a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
An action in which two things cross each other or open and close like the blades of a pair of scissors
a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move
An instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other thin material, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other and fastened in the middle so as to allow them to be opened and closed by a thumb and finger inserted through rings on the end of their handles
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

running
run: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
running(a): (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water"
The sport of racing on foot
An act of running a race
The action or movement of a runner
run: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"