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Pliers

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n. A gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand

n. Plural form of plier.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun-plural. A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws

Word Usage

"Then I had to wait while in extreme pain in the ER for two hours before they got to me (gave me a cup of ice while I was waiting which hurt even worse) whereupon the doc grabbed some pliers from the closet, clipped the hook and pushed it through the thumb and out the other side after giving me a shot in the thumb."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

hand tool compound lever

Cross Reference

pincers

Hyponym

needlenose pliers locking pliers rib joint pliers slip-joint pliers pump-type pliers

Form

needlenose pliers

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

acquires aspires buyers ceasefires desires dryers expires fires fliers flyers

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

chisel tongs scalpel screw-driver tweezers scissor clamp wrench vise hacksaw