pliers

noun

pli·ers ˈplī(-ə)rz

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a small pincers for holding small objects or for bending and cutting wire

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The multitool is set up with pliers, a file, an opener, a blade, and much more. —

Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Dec. 2022 While the various tools aren’t as fast and smooth to deploy as a single-blade pocket knife, all tools besides the pliers can be accessed without folding it open. —

Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022 One of the creativity tests involved two strings hanging from the ceiling and a pair of pliers. —

Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2021 The tool has 19 individual tools that sportspeople can use to fix their fishing or hunting gear including two knives, pliers wrenches and a fire starter, among other things. —

Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for pliers