Definition of “sickle”
noun:
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An implement, having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
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verb:
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To cut with a sickle.
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To deform (as with a red blood cell) into an abnormal crescent shape.
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To assume an abnormal crescent shape. Used of red blood cells.
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adjective:
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Shaped like the blade of a sickle; crescent-shaped.
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