adjustable pliers

Variable-jaw hand tool

Adjustable pliers are pliers with jaws that can be set to different widths, allowing them to grip objects of various sizes.

The most common type, channel-lock or tongue-and-groove pliers, has an adjustable pivot point that slides along grooved channels: Hand me the adjustable pliers—this pipe fitting is too wide for regular pliers.

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G