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pincer

/ˈpɪn.sə/

/ˈpɪn.sɚ/

Translations

pincernoun

pincers

/ˈpɪn.sə/

/ˈpɪn.sɚ/

pinceOutil de préhension.

The mechanic used a pincer to remove the nail from the tire.

Le mécanicien a utilisé une pince pour retirer le clou du pneu.

pinceAnatomie des crustacés et autres arthropodes.

The crab used its pincer to defend itself from predators.

Le crabe a utilisé sa pince pour se défendre contre les prédateurs.

Additional translations

tenailleSens militaire.

Synonyms

pincerverb

pincered

Past Simple

pincered

Past Participle

pincering

Gerund

pincerSens de préhension ou d’extraction avec une pince.

She carefully pincered the splinter out of his finger.

Elle a pincé délicatement l’écharde de son doigt avec une pince.

Additional translations

prendre en tenailleSens militaire.

pinceradjective

more pincer

Comp.

most pincer

Super.

/ˈpɪnsə/

/ˈpɪnsər/

Used attributively before a noun to denote an encircling or pinching action (e.g. "pincer movement").

en tenailleSens tactique.

The troops began a pincer offensive on the city.

Les troupes ont lancé une offensive en tenaille contre la ville.

Definitions

pincernoun

A tool made of two parts that are joined at a pivot and used for gripping and pulling things.

The mechanic used a pincer to remove the nail from the tire.

A claw of a crustacean or other arthropod, used for grasping or holding.

The crab used its pincer to defend itself from predators.

A military or tactical maneuver in which forces converge on an enemy from two or more directions.

The generals planned a pincer to encircle the opposing army.

pincerverb

To attack or close in on (an enemy) from two or more sides simultaneously, especially so as to encircle them.

The allied forces pincered the retreating troops against the river.

To grip, pinch, or extract something by using pincers or a similar pinching motion.

She carefully pincered the splinter out of his finger.

pinceradjective

Involving or resembling a pinching or encircling action from two sides.

The troops began a pincer offensive on the city.