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LOCKING PLIERS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does locking pliers mean?
• LOCKING PLIERS (noun)
The noun LOCKING PLIERS has 1 sense:
1. pliers that can be locked in place
Familiarity information: LOCKING PLIERS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pliers that can be locked in place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("locking pliers" is a kind of...):
pair of pliers; pliers; plyers (a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
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