26984 words

tongs

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
a device used for picking up objects, consisting of two long pieces joined at one end and pressed together at the other end in order to hold an object between them:

Examples:

coal tongs
a pair of tongs
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3
a device, often U-shaped, having long sides for picking up objects without touching them, used by pressing or moving the sides together until the free ends hold the object:

Examples:

She moved the smoldering logs around in the fireplace with a set of tongs.

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