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/ˈsɪk.əl/
Meaning & Definition
noun
A hand-held agricultural tool with a curved blade used for cutting grain or grass.
The farmer used a sickle to harvest the wheat.
A tool with a similar shape or design used for cutting.
She found an old sickle in the barn, covered in rust.
In anatomy, a sickle refers to the sickle-shaped structure, such as the sickle cell in sickle cell anemia.
The doctor explained how sickle cells can block blood flow in the capillaries.
verb
To cut or mow with a sickle.
He sickled through the tall grass to clear a path.
Etymology
Middle English 'sicle', from Old English 'siclo', related to Old High German 'sickila'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
sickle cell
Refers to sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder.
sickle-shaped
Describing an object that resembles the shape of a sickle.
Related Words
scythe
A tool used for mowing grass or reaping crops.
crescent
A shape that resembles a portion of a circle or a sickle.
Slang Meanings
A reference to something dangerous or deadly.
That motorcycle is sickle, man, it's fast!
Used in gaming to describe a sharp or cutting move.
He landed a sickle move that knocked out his opponent.