pincer
pincer · pincers
кіготь, клішня
коготь, захват, лапа
Klaue, Kralle, Schere
Any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincersAny object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.
/ˈpɪnsəɹ/
» The crab's pincers tightened around my wrist.
katix824 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAny object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.
More definitions
- a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
- a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
Examples
3 sentencesThe crab's pincers tightened around my wrist.
Scorpions have large pincers.
Off the shores of Newfoundland, Canada, an ecosystem is unraveling at the hands (or pincers) of an invasive crab.
Origin
From Middle English pynsor, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).From Middle English pynsor, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).
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Forms
plural: pincersSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping:pair of pincerstweezerpair of tweezers
- a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods:clawchela-nnipper