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pincered

Translations

pincerverb

pincered

Past Simple

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.

Definitions

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.
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