pincers

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(pĭn'sərz) pronunciation also pinch·ers (pĭn'chərz)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
  1. A grasping tool having a pair of jaws and handles pivoted together to work in opposition.
  2. The articulated prehensile claws of certain arthropods, such as the lobster.

[Middle English pinsours, from Old French pinceure, from Old French pincier, to pinch. See pinch.]


A tool having two hinged jaws which can be closed tightly; used for gripping objects.


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IN BRIEF: A gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of)

pronunciation The lobster just lost it's pinchers.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - knibtang, gribetang

idioms:

  • pincer movement    knibtangsmanøvre

Français (French)
n. pl. - tenailles

idioms:

  • pincer movement    mouvement en tenailles

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Zange

idioms:

  • pincer movement    (Mil.) Zangenbewegung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - πένσα, (γκαζο)τανάλια, (εντομ.) χηλή (κν. δαγκάνα)

idioms:

  • pincer movement    κίνηση λαβίδας, στρατιωτική περικύκλωση εχθρού

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - tenaz (f pl), torquês (f pl), quela (f) (Zool.)

idioms:

  • pincer movement    ataque em dois flancos

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - tenazas, pinzas

idioms:

  • pincer movement    movimiento de tenazas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - (knip)tång, klo (kräftdjurs-)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
钳子, 螯

idioms:

  • pincer movement    钳形运动

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 鉗子, 螯

idioms:

  • pincer movement    鉗形運動

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 못뽑이, 족집게

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - やっとこ, 釘抜き

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) كماشه, مسحبه, كلاب, أحد فكي الكماشه العسكريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮מלקחיים, מצבטיים, צבת‬


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