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pliers::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pair of pliers, plyers |
| Type of | compound lever, hand tool |
| Has types | needlenose pliers, locking pliers, pump-type pliers, rib joint pliers, slip-joint pliers |
Examples of pliers
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As technology changes, so do once-basic tools like pliers, saws and flashlights.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Have metal tongs or pliers handy to reach in and retrieve your finished product.
From the heraldtribune.com
Use the round-nosed pliers to help, as it is fiddly, and be as neat as possible.
From the guardian.co.uk
During walks in space, they have dropped pliers, a camera, and an ammonia tank.
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The plant was shut down to move the manufacturing of Vise-Grip pliers to China.
From the omaha.com
Remove their small pin bones from fillets with needle-nosed pliers or tweezers.
From the denverpost.com
It was as if someone were ripping out my insides with a red-hot pair of pliers.
From the nytimes.com
I have found that the most useful of these items is a pair of needle-nose pliers.
From the sacbee.com
Christmas morning I'm there with a tool kit, pliers, scissors and wire-cutters.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
- (plier) someone who plies a trade
- Pliers are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, for cutting, bending, or physical compression. Generally, pliers consist of a pair of metal first-class levers joined at a fulcrum positioned closer to one end of the levers, creating short jaws on one side of the fulcrum, and longer handles on ...
- Pliers (born Everton Bonner on April 4, 1963, Kingston, Jamaica), is a Jamaican Reggae singer best known for his collaborations with deejay Chaka Demus under the name Chaka Demus & Pliers. ...
- A gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand
- (plier) ["to bend"]. One of the seven movements in dance (see movements.
- A pincer-like hand tool with opposing jaws for gripping, cutting and bending.
- C>S-CL shows pliers being squeezed. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - pliers.
- Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
