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Meanings of pliers in English

Portuguese
alicate
Catalan
estenalles
Spanish
alicate

A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws.

alicate
Usage of pliers in English
1
Stewart: You mean getting up with your pliers to change the channel?
Wired
2
I released the pliers and swapped them back into my right hand.
NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
3
After that, at Dan's direction he put in his tine-nosed fishing pliers.
Alas, Babylon
4
Him and his pliers. She laughed a few more times, and sniffed.
In the Dark
5
Bit heavy-duty industrial pliers were what got me there in the end.
Radio NZ
6
Or the time she had pulled a woman's fingernails out with pliers.
Depraved
7
These, with a pair of flat-nose pliers, are all the tools necessary.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
8
June nodded and finished straightening the spokes with a pair of pliers.
The lonely polygamist: a novel
9
Huge red sores like infected tattoos; a bloodied nose; pliers meeting teeth.
The Guardian
10
Nothing gave except the pliers slipped a little, chewing up the nut.
Hell hath no fury
11
If you can't find them, then bring me a pair of pliers.
The Crimson Blind
12
With the pliers shape the sides as shown in the illustration.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
13
Kawahara came back, scooping the pliers up off the floor on her way.
Altered carbon
14
I reached for a pair of pliers and went to work beside him.
Leaving Time
15
Looking at me, Sarah snorted with contempt and held on to the pliers.
The Big U
16
Then I used a pair of pliers to remove gold teeth and fillings.
Carrion comfort
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Translations for pliers
Portuguese
alicatealicates
Pliers through the time
Pliers across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common