Meaning & use
pincers
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A pair of pointed, gripping claws found on certain animals, or a hand tool with two hinged arms used for gripping or pulling.
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The crab snapped its pincers at anything that came too close.
He used pincers to pull the nail out of the old board.
A note on using this word
In military terminology, a 'pincer movement' describes an attack from two sides at once, borrowing the image of closing claws.
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