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pincer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pair of pincers, pair of tweezers, tweezer |
| Type of | hand tool |
| Has types | roach clip, roach holder |
Examples of pincer
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A pincer movement to impress Garry Kasparov-and Deep Blue-might happen one day.
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The 1st Far Eastern Front was to form the eastern half of the pincer movement.
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By the end of the day, the northern pincer had advanced only ten kilometres.
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As he carries the egg toward a mixing bowl, the pincer tightens, cracking the shell.
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When the Allies closed the pincer, 300,000 Germans were captured in the Ruhr Pocket.
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A classic pincer movement, with two wings coming in to pillage the hapless vanquished.
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Very few people survived the Ottoman pincer movement after the betrayal of their plan.
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The fate of the tanks moving in pincer formation on the ground was not much different.
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It was a classic pincer movement from Blackburn fans and Chelsea's most ruthless finisher.
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- A hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
- Claw: a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
- Pincer may refer to: *Pincer (tool) *Pincer, part of an animal *Pincer ligand, a terdentate, often planar molecule that tightly binds a variety of metal ions.
- A pincer is the part of an arthropod that enables it to carry loads, for defense from other creatures, or to attack prey. In insects, the pincers are usually part of the creature's mandible, and often venom or acid can be injected through the pincer into an enemy during a pincer strike.
- A pincer is a hand tool used in many situations where a mechanical advantage is required to pinch, cut or pull an object. Pincers are first-class levers, but differ from pliers in that the concentration of force is either to a point, or to an edge perpendicular to the length of the tool. ...
- Any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers
- (pincers) A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws; The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters
- (pincers) A tool used for pinching the threading or other ornamentation on an object for decorative effect.
- (Pincers) A joined tool with a pair of jaws and handles used to grip an object.
