pliers

pli·er also ply·er  (plr)

n.

1. One who plies a trade.

2. pliers A variously shaped hand tool having a pair of pivoted jaws, used for holding, bending, or cutting.

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pliers [ˈplaɪəz]

pl n

(Engineering / Tools) a gripping tool consisting of two hinged arms with usually serrated jaws that close on the workpiece

[from ply¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pliers - a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws pair of pliers, plyers compound lever - a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands jaw - holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object locking pliers - pliers that can be locked in place needlenose pliers - small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work pump-type pliers - a type of pliers rib joint pliers - a type of pliers slip-joint pliers - pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

pliers [ˈplaɪəz] NPL → alicates mpl
a pair of pliers → unos alicates

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pliers [ˈplaɪə^rz] npl → pinces fpl
a pair of pliers → une pince

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pliers

pl (also pair of pliers) → (Kombi)zange f

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pliers [ˈplaɪəz] npl (also pair of pliers) → pinze fpl

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pliers [ˈplaɪəz] npl (also pair of pliers) → pinze fpl

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pliers

n pl pliers [ˈplaiəz]

a kind of tool used for gripping, bending or cutting wire etc He used a pair of pliers to pull the nail out; Where are my pliers? tang زَرَدِيَّه клещи kleště tang; knibtang die Zange πένσα alicates, tenazas traaditangid انبردست pihdit pince(s) פְּלַייֶר चिमटा kliješta za žicu (lapos)fogó catut (spenni)töng pinze やっとこ 플라이어 (plokščiosios) replės, plokščiareplės knaibles playar buigtang tang szczypce uniwersalne alicate cleşte плоскогубцы kliešte klešče klješta plattång, kniptång คีม pense 鉗子 кліщі; обценьки پلائر، سنسي cái kìm 钳子

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pliers → كمَّاشة kleště tang Zange πένσα alicates pihdit tenaille kliješta pinze プライヤー 펜치 buigtang tang szczypce alicate плоскогубцы tång คีม pense cái kìm 老虎钳