CHAIN TONGS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chain tongs mean? 

• CHAIN TONGS (noun)
  The noun CHAIN TONGS has 1 sense:

1. a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe

  Familiarity information: CHAIN TONGS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHAIN TONGS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chain tongs" is a kind of...):

pipe wrench; tube wrench (adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe)

Meronyms (parts of "chain tongs"):

chain (a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chain tongs"):

chain wrench (another name for chain tongs)