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/tôNG/,/täNG/,
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tongs, plural;
  1. Collect, lift, or handle (items such as logs or oysters) using tongs

Noun
  1. A Chinese association or secret society in the US, frequently associated with underworld criminal activity

  1. (tongs) any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
  2. In the United States, a tong (Cantonese Yale: tong4; Pinyin: táng; literal: hall) is a type of organization found among Chinese living in the United States and elsewhere. These organizations are often described as secret societies or sworn brotherhoods.
  3. A'Tong is a language of the Sino-Tibetan family, related to Koch and Rabha. It is spoken in the Southern Meghalaya (South Garo Hills, Hd. Qtr.-Baghmara) region of India.
  4. Tongs are and lifting tools, of which there are many forms adapted to their specific use. Some are merely large pincers or nippers, but the greatest number fall into three classes: # Tongs which have long arms terminating in small flat circular ends of tongs and are pivoted close to the handle, ...
  5. An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands; To use tongs; To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs
  6. (Tonging) Hand tongs are two rakes with wire baskets attached to twenty foot long wooden shafts with a pin about one third of the way up from the rakes which makes them act like scissors. ...
  7. (Tongs) Tweezer-like tools with a smooth gripping service used to handle stamps.
  8. (Tongs) Metal holder used to handle hot or cold forgings.
  9. (tongs) A device with two long arms hinged together; used for grabbing or lifting objects
  10. (TONGS) are huge plier-like tool which allow roughnecks to grab and torque pipe.
  11. (Tongs) A large tweezer like tool used by the blacksmith to hold hot metal.
  12. (Tongs) A pair of curved arms with sharp points, pivoted like scissors to bite into a log for yarding or loading.
  13. (Tongs) A tool for grasping objects, consisting of two flat, curved bars pivoted about a common centre.
  14. (Tongs) A utensil used to add, remove, reposition, and flip food on the grill.
  15. (Tongs) Chinese syndicates or associations that are organized to accomplish specific tasks that benefit them.
  16. (Tongs) Glassmakers tool for picking up, transferring and applying water to the Punty to remove the glass piece from the pipe of blowpipe.
  17. (Tongs) Long-handled pliers used to remove scrap pieces from the welder or other sections of the line.
  18. (Tongs) Metal instrument with two legs joined by a hinger for grasping and holding things, e.g., crucible tongs.
  19. (Tongs) Pair of curved arms that pivot like scissors so that a pull on the ring connecting the shorter segments will cause the points on the longer segments to bite into the log. The tongs are activated by the pull on the loading line. ...
  20. (Tongs) Plier form tool for gripping metal while hot, usually in a forging situation.
  21. (Tongs) The clips that engage with the buckle to restrain your child - all car seats will have 2 tongs, one on each strap.
  22. (Tongs) This device is used to hold and place the Charcoals on the Metal Bowl Screen so the Charcoal does not burn the Hookah user.
  23. (Tongs) This fireplace tool allows you to grab logs and move them comfortably and safely into the fire.
  24. (Tongs) a feeding device used with snake mainly. Used to hold a prey item in front of an animal until it strikes and summarily eats it.
  25. (Tongs) a tool for chopping sugar.