"tongs" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /tɒŋz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɔŋz/ [General-American], /tɑŋz/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-tongs.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɒŋz, -ɔːŋz Etymology: tong ("tool for manipulating things in a fire") + -s Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} tongs pl (plural only)
  1. An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Tools Translations (instrument): darë [feminine] (Albanian), λαβίς (labís) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), كَلْبَتَان (kalbatān) (Arabic), աքցան (akʿcʿan) (Armenian), cleashti [feminine] (Aromanian), kəlbətin (Azerbaijani), ҡыпһыуыр (qıphıwır) (Bashkir), ҡыпсыуыр (qıpsıwır) [Eastern] (Bashkir), щипци (štipci) [feminine, plural] (Bulgarian), καϊζάρ (kaïzár) (english: blacksmith’s) (Cappadocian Greek), (khîⁿ) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 鉗子 (Chinese Mandarin), 钳子 (qiánzi) (Chinese Mandarin), kleště [feminine, plural] (Czech), tang [common-gender] (Danish), پلاس (palâs) (Dari), tang (Dutch), pihdit [plural] (Finnish), pinces [masculine, plural] (French), მარწუხი (marc̣uxi) (Georgian), მაშები (mašebi) (Georgian), Zange [feminine] (German), Salatzange [feminine] (German), Nudelzange [feminine] (German), Zuckerzange [feminine] (German), λαβίδες (lavídes) (Greek), מלקחת (melkakhat) [feminine] (Hebrew), चिमटा (cimṭā) [masculine] (Hindi), töng [feminine] (Icelandic), tenalia (Interlingua), کلبتین (kalbateyn) (Iranian Persian), tlú (Irish), tenaglie [feminine, plural] (Italian), pinzetta [feminine] (Italian), -挟み (-basami) (Japanese), -箸 (-bashi) (Japanese), e.g. (Japanese), パンばさみ (panbasami) (Japanese), 火箸 (hibashi) (alt: ひばし) (Japanese), トング (tongu) (Japanese), қысқаш (qysqaş) (Kazakh), ambur (Khalaj), 집게 (jipge) (Korean), маша (maşa) (Kumyk), forceps [feminine] (Latin), žnyplės [feminine, plural] (Lithuanian), klěšće [plural] (Lower Sorbian), Zaang [feminine] (Luxembourgish), клешти (klešti) [feminine] (Macedonian), pīnohi (Maori), kêlbetan (Northern Kurdish), قیصاج (kısac) (Ottoman Turkish), ماشه (maşa) (Ottoman Turkish), szczypce [plural] (Polish), tenaz [feminine] (Portuguese), pinça [feminine] (Portuguese), pegador [masculine] (Portuguese), clește [feminine] (Romanian), схва́ты (sxváty) [masculine, plural] (Russian), щипцы́ (ščipcý) [masculine, plural] (Russian), кыскаш (kïskaš) (Southern Altai), pinzas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), koleo (Swahili), makoleo (Swahili), tång [common-gender] (Swedish), griptång [common-gender] (Swedish), pattakara (Telugu), คีม (kiim) (Thai), แหนบ (nɛ̀ɛp) (Thai), maşa (Turkish), kıskaç (Turkish), kısaç (Turkish), cái gắp đá (Vietnamese), zäp (Volapük), filazäp (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-tongs-en-noun-pJA2vTG4 Disambiguation of Tools: 37 14 25 13 11 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'instrument': 81 19
  2. (by extension) A large scissors-like two-piece center-hinged forged-iron implement with oval-loop handles and with pointed tips turned inward (in the same plane as and perpendicular to the handles) to facilitate lifting and carrying a block of ice. Often called ice tongs. Tags: broadly, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-tongs-en-noun-ggiymMFq Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: curling tongs, fire tongs, grappling tongs, hammer and tongs, ice tongs, lazy tongs, pipe tongs, port tongs, spaghetti tongs Related terms: forceps, pair of tongs, pincers, pliers, scissors, shears, tong, tweezers
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /tɒŋz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɔŋz/ [General-American], /tɑŋz/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-tongs.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɒŋz, -ɔːŋz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} tongs
  1. plural of tong (“instrument”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tong (extra: instrument)
    Sense id: en-tongs-en-noun-fin7RkrD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /tɒŋz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɔŋz/ [General-American], /tɑŋz/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-tongs.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɒŋz, -ɔːŋz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} tongs
  1. plural of tong (“Chinese secret society”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tong (extra: Chinese secret society)
    Sense id: en-tongs-en-noun-uxy7tHrr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb [English]

IPA: /tɒŋz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɔŋz/ [General-American], /tɑŋz/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-tongs.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɒŋz, -ɔːŋz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tongs
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tong Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: tong
    Sense id: en-tongs-en-verb-2mCz5Una Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 3 22 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 14 4 28 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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          "_dis1": "81 19",
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          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "khîⁿ",
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "marc̣uxi",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "მარწუხი"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mašebi",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "მაშები"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "Zange"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Zuckerzange"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "lavídes",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "λαβίδες"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "labís",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "λαβίς"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "melkakhat",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "מלקחת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "cimṭā",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "चिमटा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "töng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "tenalia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "tlú"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "tenaglie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pinzetta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "-basami",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "-挟み"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "-bashi",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "-箸"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "e.g."
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "panbasami",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "パンばさみ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "alt": "ひばし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hibashi",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "火箸"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tongu",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "トング"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qysqaş",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "қысқаш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "klj",
          "lang": "Khalaj",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "ambur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jipge",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "집게"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "kum",
          "lang": "Kumyk",
          "roman": "maşa",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "маша"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "kêlbetan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "forceps"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "žnyplės"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Zaang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "klešti",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "клешти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "pīnohi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "kısac",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "قیصاج"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "maşa",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "ماشه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Dari",
          "roman": "palâs",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "پلاس"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "kalbateyn",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "کلبتین"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "szczypce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tenaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pinça"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pegador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "clește"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sxváty",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "схва́ты"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ščipcý",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "щипцы́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "klěšće"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "alt",
          "lang": "Southern Altai",
          "roman": "kïskaš",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "кыскаш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "pinzas"
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        "feminine"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "sense": "instrument",
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      "code": "sw",
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      "sense": "instrument",
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      "sense": "instrument",
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      "code": "te",
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      "sense": "instrument",
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
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      "sense": "instrument",
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    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "instrument",
      "word": "cái gắp đá"
    },
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