pliers
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The meaning (definition) of the word pliers
a hand tool with two arms for gripping things
The word pliers used in a sentence
“Dad used pliers to hold the nail while he fixed the door.”
Words that mean the same as pliers (synonyms)
tool
How the word pliers is said around the world
| French | pinces (pens) |
| Spanish | alicates (ahleekahtays) |
| Mandarin | 钳 (qián) |
| Hindi | चिमटा (kyimtah) |
| Arabic | كماشة (kahmmahshah) |
| Russian | плоскогубцы (ploskogubtsy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | alicates (uhleekahtish) |
| Portuguese (BR) | alicates (ahleekahchews) |
| Japanese | ペンチ (penchi) |
| German | Zange (tsahnguh) |
| Urdu | چمٹا (kyumtah) |
| Punjabi | ਪਲੇਅਰ (puhlayuhr) |
| Korean | 펜치 (penci) |
| Hebrew | צְבָת (tsvaht) |
| Greek | πένσα (pensa) |
| Dutch | tang (tahng) |
| Tagalog | mga pliers (mgah pleers) |
| Vietnamese | kìm (keem) |
| Turkish | pense (panse) |
| Persian | انبردست (ahnbohrdahst) |
| Polish | szczypce (shchiptse) |
| Ukrainian | плоскогубці (ploskohubtsi) |
| Bengali | প্লায়ার্স (plahrshaw) |
| Swedish | tång (tawng) |
| Italian | pinze (peentsay) |
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