sickle
/ˈsɪkəl/
verb
- To cut with a sickle.
- He spent the afternoon sickling weeds along the fence line.
- The workers sickled the field in long, rhythmic strokes.
- They sickled the ripe barley before the rain came.
- To move in a curved or sweeping motion like a sickle.
- The dancer's arm sickled gracefully through the air.
- The wind sickled the smoke into a spiral.
- The runner sickled around the final turn to take the lead.
noun
- A tool with a curved blade and a short handle, used for cutting grass, grain, or other crops.
- She swung the sickle in a smooth arc, cutting the tall grass.
- The farmer used a sickle to harvest the wheat by hand.
- In many cultures, the sickle is a symbol of agriculture and harvest.
- Something shaped like a sickle, especially a crescent.
- A sickle moon hung low in the evening sky.
- The river made a sickle-shaped bend around the hill.
- The symbol on the flag was a hammer crossed with a sickle.
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