tongs
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- noun
- /tɔŋz/
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pinzas
- Use the tongs to safely pick up the hot food from the grill.
We have a tin opener, we've got some tongs.
- We have a tin opener, we've got some tongs.
- Like literally when I was born, they used tongs to what?
- But I got these gold like food tongs, which I'm sure I'll find a useful.
- And I watched him as he did it and took some tongs and sort of coaxed this gooey, beautifully transparent liquid back into the shape of a test tube.
Examples
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Yeah, I saw a girl drop the tongs on the floor and then look around and then put them back.
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You need tongs or something, baby.
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Oh yeah, let's see, Let's get the tongs here and pop it open.
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What were the tongs shaped like?
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So you can take your tongs like this, stick it in, just gently lift out like that.
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Once cooked, remove the lid and using some tongs gently take off the cookie cutter and then slide the egg onto a plate.
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He grabbed the tongs to flip the burgers on the barbecue.
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The chef used a pair of tongs to carefully place the pasta into the bowl.
Synonyms
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2.4
A tool with two arms joined at one end for gripping things
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2.8
Small tool with two thin arms used to pick up small things
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A machine part that holds or picks up objects firmly, like on a robot arm
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A tool with two long handles joined at one end for holding and lifting hot or delicate things
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A tool with two long arms used to hold and lift blocks of ice
A small metal tool with two thin arms to pick up very small things
A tool with two long arms for picking up hot coals in a fireplace
A metal tool with two arms used to pick up and move hot coals in a fire
A tool with two joined arms used to hold or pull things
A tool with a chain and handle that grips and turns large pipes
Compounds
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A tool with two long handles joined at one end for holding and lifting hot or delicate things
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Etymology
Tongs comes from an old word tong meaning 'to pinch' or 'to grab', because the tool has two arms that pinch things. Think of tongs as two fingers that 'pinch' small or hot items, which is why we use them to pick up and hold objects.