Pliers vs. Tongs

Pliersnoun

A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.

Pliers

A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, - used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc.

Pliersnoun

a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws

Pliersnoun

pincers with parallel, flat, and typically serrated surfaces, used chiefly for gripping small objects or bending wire

Pliers

Pliers are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, possibly developed from tongs used to handle hot metal in Bronze Age Europe. They are also useful for bending and compressing a wide range of materials.

Tongsnoun

An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

Tongsnoun

(by extension) A large scissors-like two-piece center-hinged forged-iron implement with oval-loop handles and with pointed tips turned inward (in the same plane as and perpendicular to the handles) to facilitate lifting and carrying a block of ice. Often called ice tongs.

Tongs

An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; - often called a pair of tongs.

Tongsnoun

any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below

Tongs

Tongs are a type of tool used to grip and lift objects instead of holding them directly with hands. There are many forms of tongs adapted to their specific use.