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English noun: pliers

1. pliers (artifact) a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws


Synonymspair of pliers, plyers


Broader (hypernym)compound lever, hand tool


Narrower (hyponym)locking pliers, needlenose pliers, pump-type pliers, rib joint pliers, slip-joint pliers


Part holonymjaw


Domain usageplural, plural form









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