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1. ((usu. with a pl. v.)) tongs
any of various implements consisting of two movable arms fastened together, used for picking up an object (usu. used with pair of).
Etymology: (bef. 900; see tong1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tongs, pair of tongs
any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
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1. tongs
an instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; -- often called a pair of tongs
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Sense: an instrument for holding and lifting objects
sugar-tongs; a pair of tongs.
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 Afrikaans: tang |
 Arabic: مِلْقَط، كُلابَه |
 Bulgarian: щипци |
 Brazilian: pinça |
 Czech: kleště |
 German: die Zange |
 Danish: tang; -tang |
 Greek: τσιμπίδα, λαβίδα (πληθ.) |
 Spanish: pinzas |
 Estonian: tangid |
 Farsi: انبر |
 Finnish: pihdit |
 French: pince(s) |
 Hebrew: מְלקָחַיִים |
 Hindi: चिमटा |
 Croatian: kliješta |
 Hungarian: fogó |
 Indonesian: penjepit |
 Icelandic: töng |
 Italian: molle, pinze |
 Japanese: はさみ道具 |
 Korean: 물건을 집는 도구, 집게 |
 Lithuanian: žnyplės |
 Latvian: knaibles; standziņas |
 Malay: penyepit |
 Dutch: tang |
 Norwegian: tang |
 Polish: szczypce |
 Persian: انبر |
 Pashto: نوسى، انبور |
 Portuguese: pinça |
 Romanian: cleşte |
 Russian: щипцы |
 Slovak: kliešte, klieštiky |
 Slovenian: klešče |
 Serbian: klešta |
 Swedish: tång |
 Thai: คีม |
 Turkish: maşa |
 Taiwanese: 鉗，夾子 |
 Ukrainian: щипці, кліщі |
 Urdu: چمٹا، دست پناہ |
 Vietnamese: cái kẹp, cái cặp |
 Chinese: 钳，夹子 |
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