tongs (redirected from pairs of tongs)

tongs  (tôngz, tngz) pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A grasping device consisting of two arms that are joined, often at one end, as by a pivot or a scissorlike hinge. [Middle English tonges, pl. of tonge, from Old English tang, tong.]

tongs left to right: kitchen and block ice tongs

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tongs [tɒŋz]

pl n

(Engineering / Tools) a tool for grasping or lifting, consisting of a hinged, sprung, or pivoted pair of arms or levers, joined at one end Also called pair of tongs

[plural of Old English tange; related to Old Saxon tanga, Old High German zanga, Old Norse tong]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tongs - any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below pair of tongs device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" coal tongs, fire tongs - tongs for taking hold of burning coals ice tongs - tongs for lifting blocks of ice plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

tongs [tɒŋz] NPL (for coal etc) → tenazas fpl; (= curling tongs) → tenacillas fpl
a pair of tongs → unas tenazas, unas tenacillas

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tongs [ˈtɒŋz] npl

(= for food) → pinces fpl; (for coal) → pincettes fpl

(for hair) → fer m à friser

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tongs

pl → Zange f; (= curling tongs, Hist) → Brennschere f; (electric) → Lockenstab m; a pair of tongs → eine Zange

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tongs [tɒŋz] npl (for coal) → molle fpl, tenaglie fpl; (for sugar, in laboratory) → pinza

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tongs [tɒŋz] npl (for coal) → molle fpl, tenaglie fpl; (for sugar, in laboratory) → pinza

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tongs

n pl tongs [toŋz]

an instrument for holding and lifting objects sugar-tongs; a pair of tongs. tang مِلْقَط، كُلابَه щипци kleště tang; -tang die Zange τσιμπίδα, λαβίδα (πληθ.) pinzas tangid انبر pihdit pince(s) מְלקָחַיִים चिमटा kliješta fogó penjepit töng molle, pinze はさみ道具 물건을 집는 도구, 집게 žnyplės knaibles; standziņas penyepit tang tang szczypce pinça cleşte щипцы kliešte, klieštiky klešče klešta tång คีม maşa 鉗，夾子 щипці, кліщі چمٹا، دست پناہ cái kẹp, cái cặp 钳，夹子