Pliers
['plaɪəz] or ['plaɪɚz]
Definition
(noun.) a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws.
Inputed by Addie--From WordNet
Definition
(n. pl.) A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc.
Checked by Jo
Definition
n.pl. small pincers for bending.
Typist: Susan
Examples
- He had a coil of wire around one arm and a pair of pliers hung by a thong from his wrist. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- This cell was broken by a pair of pliers and the acid ignited the composition by contact therewith. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Anselmo saw Robert Jordan run up the bridge, coil of wire over his arm, pliers hanging from one wrist and the submachine gun slung over his back. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He had a coil of wire around one arm and a pair of pliers hung by a thong from his wrist. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- This cell was broken by a pair of pliers and the acid ignited the composition by contact therewith. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Anselmo saw Robert Jordan run up the bridge, coil of wire over his arm, pliers hanging from one wrist and the submachine gun slung over his back. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typed by Cedric