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plier

[ plahy-er ]

noun

  1. pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of ).
  2. a person or thing that plies. ply.


plier

/ ˈplaɪə /

noun

  1. a person who plies a trade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plier1

First recorded in 1560–70; ply 2 + -er 1
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Example Sentences

Police said she was cited for carrying a pair of pliers as a burglary tool, resisting arrest and shoplifting before she was released.

Some of those remaining had deep gouging and scratches, which looked like marks left by pliers.

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But when officers arrived on the scene they learned that a man repeatedly struck another passenger in the chest with a pair of pliers while they were riding on the bus.

A mother used pliers to remove her six-year-old daughter's teeth as she could not get an appointment with an NHS dentist, an MP has said.

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With his pliers, the plumber twisted the inner workings of the lock.

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