pliers

/ ˈplaɪəz /

plural noun

1. a gripping tool consisting of two hinged arms with usually serrated jaws that close on the workpiece

Word History and Origins

Origin of pliers¹

C16: from _ply ¹

Example Sentences

In chats via the Telegram social media platform, he described how he had an "information kit" which included a blowtorch, pliers, gaffer tape, a screwdriver, bleach and a syringe.

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“Not the pliers — please, not the pliers,” he pleads.

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Police said she was cited for carrying a pair of pliers as a burglary tool, resisting arrest and shoplifting before she was released.

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Some of those remaining had deep gouging and scratches, which looked like marks left by pliers.

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But when officers arrived on the scene they learned that a man repeatedly struck another passenger in the chest with a pair of pliers while they were riding on the bus.

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