pair of pliers

Questions about pair of pliers

What does pair of pliers mean?

pair of pliers means "a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws".

What is another word for pair of pliers?

Close synonyms include pliers, plyers. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pair of pliers a common word?

pair of pliers is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.