Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pair_of_pliers

1 sense of pair of pliers

Sense 1
pliers, pair of pliers, plyers -- (a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws)
       => hand tool -- (a tool used with workers' hands)
       => compound lever -- (a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum)