noun
a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
• Syn: ↑pliers, ↑pair of pliers
• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms: ↑hand tool, ↑compound lever
• Hyponyms: ↑locking pliers, ↑needlenose pliers, ↑pump-type pliers, ↑rib joint pliers, ↑slip-joint pliers
• Part Meronyms: ↑jaw
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variant of pliers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.