pincers
Nail extraction tool
Pincers are a gripping tool with two pivoting arms that close together, used for grasping, pulling, or cutting: She used pincers to remove the nail.
The word also describes the claw of a crab or lobster, which works by the same mechanism.
A pincer movement is a military maneuver attacking from two sides simultaneously.
Animal gripping nails
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- chelaePincer-like appendages
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
shrimp · mandible · antennae · carapace · exoskeleton · chitin · arthropod · decapod
Hinged metal gripping tool
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- nippersGripping or cutting implements
snips · clamp · vice · locking · crimper · extraction · gripping · leverage
Seize or understand
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- nipQuick, sharp pinch
- claspSecuring device that clicks
clutch · seize · crush · compress · hold · snatch · vise · tighten
Medical grasping instrument
- hemostatClamp stopping vessel flow
- clampDevice for holding tight
- retractorTool exposing surgical field
- extractionAct of removing
dissection · sterile · suture · incision · biopsy · tissue · precision · medical
claws
Animal gripping nails
crawfish · shrimp · mandible · antennae · carapace · exoskeleton · chitin · arthropod · decapod · shellfish
pliers
Hinged metal gripping tool
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
nippers · snips · clamp · vice · locking · crimper · extraction · gripping · leverage · jaws
grasp
Seize or understand
clasp · clutch · seize · crush · compress · hold · snatch · vise · tighten · constrict
forceps
Medical grasping instrument
- hemostatClamp stopping vessel flow
- clampDevice for holding tight
- retractorTool exposing surgical field
extraction · dissection · sterile · suture · incision · biopsy · tissue · precision · medical · dental
tongs
Hinged grasping utensil
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
smithing · hammering · ironwork · foundry · crucible · hot metal · glowing · tempering · quenching · farrier
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
- flankingAt the sides of
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- envelopmentAct of surrounding completely
tactics · squeeze · trap · ambush · offensive · strategy · converge · assault · battalion · attack
pincersspreaders
Things that disp
spreader · retractors · separator · wedge · retractor
pincersbreakout
Sudden escape from restraint
dispersal · retreat · frontal assault · direct attack · withdrawal
- pincer attackDual-flanking military maneuver
- pincer moveDouble-flanking tactical maneuver
- pincer movementTwo-pronged tactical encirclement
- pincer claws
- pair of pincersHinged gripping implement
- pincer gripThumb-to-fingertip holding technique