pliers
noun/ˈplaɪəz/
/ˈplaɪərz/
[plural]- a metal tool with handles, used for holding things and twisting and cutting wire
- a pair of pliers
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from dialect ply ‘bend’, from French plier ‘to bend’, from Latin plicare ‘to fold’.Definitions on the go
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