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    PLIERS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jawsplay

    Synonyms:

    pair of pliers; pliers; plyers

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("pliers" is a kind of...):

    compound lever (a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum)

    hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

    Meronyms (parts of "pliers"):

    jaw (holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object)

    Domain usage:

    plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pliers"):

    locking pliers (pliers that can be locked in place)

    needlenose pliers (small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work)

    pump-type pliers; rib joint pliers (a type of pliers)

    slip-joint pliers (pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws)

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