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plier 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. someone who plies a trade
  2. (pliers) a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
  3. Pliers are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, for cutting, bending, or physical compression. Generally, pliers consist of a pair of metal first-class levers joined at a fulcrum positioned closer to one end of the levers, creating short jaws on one side of the fulcrum, and longer handles on ...
  4. (Pliers (singer)) Pliers (born Everton Bonner on April 4, 1963, Kingston, Jamaica), is a Jamaican Reggae singer best known for his collaborations with deejay Chaka Demus under the name Chaka Demus & Pliers. ...
  5. (pliers) A gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand
  6. (Pliers) Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters. The tool most often used by women.
  7. (Pliers) A tool for gripping with two short jaws on one side of a pivot and two longer handles for leverage on the other.  Almost infinite variations, with springs and locks added. ...
  8. (Pliers) Hand tools for gripping or holding material which is to be bent, twisted, pulled, pushed, etc. There are many different types of plier jaws for different purposes, and the two levers are pivoted or 'boxed' to ensure that the jaws meet accurately. ...
  9. (Pliers) Tool used to hold and/or close embellishments.
  10. (Pliers) used for rounding off tight bolts or nuts so that they’ll stay on permanently.
  11. (pliers) C>S-CL shows pliers being squeezed. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - pliers.
  12. ["to bend"]. One of the seven movements in dance (see movements.