"pliers" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplaɪ.ə(ɹ)z/ [UK] Audio: en-us-pliers.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)z Etymology: From ply (“to bend”) + -ers. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ply|ers|t1=to bend}} ply (“to bend”) + -ers Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} pliers pl (plural only)
  1. A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Tools Related terms: pincers Translations (gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand): pincë [feminine] (Albanian), زَرَّادِيَّة (zarrādiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), بنسة (bénsa) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), بنز (benz) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), زَرَّادِيَّة (zarrādiyya) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), տափակաշուրթ (tapʻakašurtʻ) (Armenian), ҡыпһыуыр (qıphıwır) (Bashkir), ҡыпсыуыр (qıpsıwır) [Eastern] (Bashkir), абцугі́ (abcuhí) [masculine, plural] (Belarusian), шчыпцы́ (ščypcý) [masculine, plural] (Belarusian), пло́ски кле́щи (plóski kléšti) [feminine, plural] (Bulgarian), кле́щи (kléšti) [feminine, plural] (Bulgarian), alicates [feminine, plural] (Catalan), playis (Cebuano), alikate [dated] (Cebuano), морзах (morzax) (Chechen), 鉗子 (Chinese Mandarin), 钳子 (qiánzi) (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin), (qián) (Chinese Mandarin), kleště [feminine, plural] (Czech), tang [common-gender] (Danish), tang [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), pinĉilo (Esperanto), tangid [plural] (Estonian), pihdit [plural] (Finnish), tongit [plural] (Finnish), pince [feminine] (French), pinces [feminine, plural] (French), ბრტყელტუჩა (brṭq̇elṭuča) (Georgian), Zange [feminine] (German), Kneifzange [feminine] (German), πένσα (pénsa) [feminine] (Greek), מֶלְקַחַת (melkákhat) [feminine] (Hebrew), fogó (Hungarian), pinco (Ido), tenalio (Ido), tang (Indonesian), pihet (Ingrian), pihtelet (Ingrian), pinza [feminine] (Italian), pinze [feminine, plural] (Italian), プライヤー (puraiyā) (Japanese), ペンチ (penchi) (Japanese), қысқыш (qysqyş) (Kazakh), атауыз (atauyz) (Kazakh), ambur (Khalaj), 플라이어 (peullaieo) (Korean), 펜치 (penchi) (Korean), аттиш (attiş) (Kyrgyz), knaibles [plural] (Latvian), replės [feminine, plural] (Lithuanian), žnyplės [plural] (Lithuanian), klěšće [plural] (Lower Sorbian), клешти (klešti) [feminine, plural] (Macedonian), tang (Malay), ചവണ (cavaṇa) (Malayalam), tnalja [feminine] (Maltese), kūmau (Maori), tang [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tong [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pinça [feminine] (Occitan), pinças [feminine, plural] (Occitan), mordassas [feminine, plural] (Occitan), قارغه بورون (karga burun) (Ottoman Turkish), قیصاج (kısac) (Ottoman Turkish), انبردست (anbordast) (Persian), انبر (anbor) (Persian), انبرک (anborak) (Persian), Pleia [masculine] (Plautdietsch), cęgi [plural] (Polish), cążki [plural] (Polish), kombinerki [plural] (Polish), szczypce [plural] (Polish), kleszcze [plural] (Polish), alicate [masculine] (Portuguese), clește [masculine] (Romanian), плоскогу́бцы (ploskogúbcy) [masculine, plural] (Russian), пассати́жи (passatíži) [masculine, plural] (Russian), щипцы́ (ščipcý) [masculine, plural] (Russian), кле́щи (kléšči) [masculine, plural] (Russian), куса́чки (kusáčki) [feminine, plural] (Russian), greimire [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), кле́ште [Cyrillic, feminine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), клије́ште [Cyrillic, feminine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), kléšte [Roman, feminine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), klijéšte [Roman, feminine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), kliešte [plural] (Slovak), klešče [feminine, plural] (Slovene), alicates [masculine, plural] (Spanish), alicate [masculine] (Spanish), tanga (Sranan Tongo), tång [common-gender] (Swedish), plais (Tagalog), sagam (Tagalog), bokay-pato (Tagalog), bokaypato (Tagalog), alikate (Tagalog), ꪁꪲꪣ (Tai Dam), анбӯр (anbür) (Tajik), tiɣendin [feminine, plural] (Tarifit), үрдәкборын (ürdäkborın) (Tatar), คีม (kiim) (Thai), plais (Tok Pisin), pense (Turkish), kargaburun (Turkish), щи́пці (ščýpci) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian), клі́щі (klíšči) [plural] (Ukrainian), ombur (Uzbek), qisqich (Uzbek), pensa (Venetian), cái kìm (Vietnamese), kềm (Vietnamese), kìm (Vietnamese), gefel blygu [feminine] (Welsh), tange [common-gender] (West Frisian), קנײַפּער (knayper) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈplaɪ.ə(ɹ)z/ [UK] Audio: en-us-pliers.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} pliers
  1. plural of plier Tags: form-of, plural Form of: plier
    Sense id: en-pliers-en-noun-dN0Z7KEA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "word": "pincers"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pincë"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "zarrādiyya",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "زَرَّادِيَّة"
        },
        {
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "bénsa",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "بنسة"
        },
        {
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "benz",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "بنز"
        },
        {
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "zarrādiyya",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "زَرَّادِيَّة"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "tapʻakašurtʻ",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "տափակաշուրթ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "qıphıwır",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "ҡыпһыуыр"
        },
        {
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "qıpsıwır",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "Eastern"
          ],
          "word": "ҡыпсыуыр"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "abcuhí",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "абцугі́"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ščypcý",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "шчыпцы́"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "plóski kléšti",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "пло́ски кле́щи"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "kléšti",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "кле́щи"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "alicates"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "playis"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "alikate"
        },
        {
          "code": "ce",
          "lang": "Chechen",
          "roman": "morzax",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "морзах"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "鉗子"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiánzi",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "钳子"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "鉗"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qián",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "钳"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "kleště"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "tang"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tang"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "pinĉilo"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "tangid"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "pihdit"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "tongit"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pince"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "pinces"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "brṭq̇elṭuča",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "ბრტყელტუჩა"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Zange"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Kneifzange"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "pénsa",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "πένσα"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "melkákhat",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "מֶלְקַחַת"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "fogó"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "pinco"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "tenalio"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "tang"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "pihet"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "pihtelet"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pinza"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "pinze"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "puraiyā",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "プライヤー"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "penchi",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "ペンチ"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qysqyş",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "қысқыш"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "atauyz",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "атауыз"
        },
        {
          "code": "klj",
          "lang": "Khalaj",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "ambur"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "peullaieo",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "플라이어"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "penchi",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "펜치"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "attiş",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "аттиш"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "knaibles"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "replės"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "žnyplės"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "klešti",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "клешти"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "tang"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "cavaṇa",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "ചവണ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tnalja"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "kūmau"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tang"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tong"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pinça"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "pinças"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "mordassas"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "karga burun",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "قارغه بورون"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "kısac",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "قیصاج"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "anbordast",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "انبردست"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "anbor",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "انبر"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "anborak",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "انبرک"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Pleia"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "cęgi"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "cążki"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "kombinerki"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "szczypce"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "kleszcze"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "alicate"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "clește"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ploskogúbcy",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "плоскогу́бцы"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "passatíži",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "пассати́жи"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ščipcý",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "щипцы́"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kléšči",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "кле́щи"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kusáčki",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "куса́чки"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "greimire"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "кле́ште"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "клије́ште"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "kléšte"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "klijéšte"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "kliešte"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "klešče"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "klěšće"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "alicates"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "alicate"
        },
        {
          "code": "srn",
          "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "tanga"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "tång"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "plais"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "sagam"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "bokay-pato"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "bokaypato"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "alikate"
        },
        {
          "code": "blt",
          "lang": "Tai Dam",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "ꪁꪲꪣ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "anbür",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "анбӯр"
        },
        {
          "code": "rif",
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          "code": "uz",
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          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
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          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "cái kìm"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
          "word": "kềm"
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          "code": "vi",
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          "code": "fy",
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          "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
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          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
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            "masculine"
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    {
      "word": "groove-joint pliers"
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    {
      "word": "lineman's pliers"
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      "word": "multigrip pliers"
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      "word": "needlenosed pliers"
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      "word": "needlenose pliers"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
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      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
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      "code": "ce",
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      "roman": "morzax",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "морзах"
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      "word": "鉗子"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "word": "kleště"
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      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
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      "word": "tang"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tang"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "pinĉilo"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
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      "word": "pihdit"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "word": "tongit"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pince"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "word": "pinces"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "brṭq̇elṭuča",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "ბრტყელტუჩა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zange"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kneifzange"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "πένσα"
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    {
      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "melkákhat",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "מֶלְקַחַת"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "fogó"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "pinco"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "tenalio"
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "tang"
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      "code": "izh",
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      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
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    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "pihtelet"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pinza"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "puraiyā",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "プライヤー"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "penchi",
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      "word": "ペンチ"
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      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qysqyş",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "қысқыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "atauyz",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "атауыз"
    },
    {
      "code": "klj",
      "lang": "Khalaj",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "ambur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "peullaieo",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "플라이어"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "penchi",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "펜치"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "attiş",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "аттиш"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "knaibles"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "replės"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "žnyplės"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "klešti",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "клешти"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "tang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "cavaṇa",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "ചവണ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tnalja"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "kūmau"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tang"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tong"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pinça"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pinças"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mordassas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "karga burun",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "قارغه بورون"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kısac",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "قیصاج"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "anbordast",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "انبردست"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "anbor",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "انبر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "anborak",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "انبرک"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Pleia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "cęgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "cążki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kombinerki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "szczypce"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kleszcze"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alicate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clește"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ploskogúbcy",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "плоскогу́бцы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "passatíži",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "пассати́жи"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščipcý",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "щипцы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kléšči",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "кле́щи"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kusáčki",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "куса́чки"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "greimire"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "кле́ште"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "клије́ште"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kléšte"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "klijéšte"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kliešte"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "klešče"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "klěšće"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "alicates"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alicate"
    },
    {
      "code": "srn",
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "tanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tång"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "plais"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "sagam"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "bokay-pato"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "bokaypato"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "alikate"
    },
    {
      "code": "blt",
      "lang": "Tai Dam",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "ꪁꪲꪣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "anbür",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "анбӯр"
    },
    {
      "code": "rif",
      "lang": "Tarifit",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tiɣendin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "ürdäkborın",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "үрдәкборын"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kiim",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "คีม"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "plais"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "pense"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "kargaburun"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščýpci",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "щи́пці"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "klíšči",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "клі́щі"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "ombur"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "qisqich"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "pensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "cái kìm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "kềm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "word": "kìm"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gefel blygu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tange"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "knayper",
      "sense": "gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קנײַפּער"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pliers"
  ],
  "word": "pliers"
}

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "plier"
        }
      ],
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        "plural of plier"
      ],
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          "plier",
          "plier#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-aɪə(ɹ)z"
    }
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    "pliers"
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}

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