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Meaning of "plier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLIER

plier  [ˈplaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plier is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

plier

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. Generally, pliers consist of a pair of metal first-class levers joined at a fulcrum positioned closer to one end of the levers, creating short jaws on one side of the fulcrum, and longer handles on the other side. This arrangement creates a mechanical advantage, allowing the force of the hand's grip to be amplified and focused on an object with precision. The jaws can also be used to manipulate objects too small or unwieldy to be manipulated with the fingers. Pincers are a similar tool with a different type of head used for cutting and pulling, rather than squeezing. Tools which are effectively pliers designed principally for safely handling hot objects are usually called tongs. Special tools for making crimp connections in electrical and electronic applications are often called "crimping pliers"; each type of connection uses its own dedicated tool. There are many kinds of pliers made for various general and specific purposes.

Definition of plier in the English dictionary

The definition of plier in the dictionary is a person who plies a trade.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLIER


Aglaia
əˈɡlaɪə
applier
əˈplaɪə
belier
bɪˈlaɪə
complier
kəmˈplaɪə
flier
ˈflaɪə
flyer
ˈflaɪə
frequent-flyer
ˌfriːkwəntˈflaɪə
jambalaya
ˌdʒʌmbəˈlaɪə
liar
ˈlaɪə
lier
ˈlaɪə
lyre
laɪə
multiplier
ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪə
outlier
ˈaʊtˌlaɪə
photomultiplier
ˌfəʊtəʊˈmʌltɪˌplaɪə
plyer
ˈplaɪə
relier
rɪˈlaɪə
replier
rɪˈplaɪə
slier
ˈslaɪə
supplier
səˈplaɪə
Thalia
θəˈlaɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLIER

pliantness
plica
plicae
plical
plicate
plicated
plicately
plicateness
plication
plicature
plied
pliers
plies
plight
plight one´s troth
plighter
plightful
plim
plimsole
plimsoll

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLIER

Allier
animalier
atelier
cavalier
chandelier
chevalier
collier
earlier
escalier
espalier
friendlier
holier
hotelier
millier
Montpelier
Montpellier
sillier
sommelier
tablier
wilier

Synonyms and antonyms of plier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLIER

Find out the translation of plier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alicate
570 millions of speakers

English

plier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذو طيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плоскогубцы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alicate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাঁজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pince
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zange
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プライヤー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플라이어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kìm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடுக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पक्कड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pense
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pinza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kombinerki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плоскогубці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cleste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πένσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLIER»

The term «plier» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.547 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLIER»

Discover the use of plier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Methods in Microarray Normalization
Antigenomic sequences are not present in the human, rat, or mouse genomes. algoritHms for signal estimation Probe set (exon-level) and transcript (gene-level) signals can be estimated by either the robust multichip average (RMA) or PLIER  ...
Phillip Stafford, 2008
2
Popular Science
Things. to. Know. About. Plier-Type. Tools. Star rivet in pliers at top can't turn, and so keeps the cutter jaws tight. Be sure jaws are straight-edged and perfectly aligned; cutters with a gap between the jaws will bend wire instead of cutting it.
3
Popular Mechanics
No. 407 GRIPPING PLIER Length 7". Capacity |/8 " to-%". Two adjustments. Knurled grips. This No. 407 plier is primarily intended for battery work. The self- gripping feature insures a positive grip on acid corroded and mutilated terminal nuts.
4
Bioinformatics for Systems Biology
The PLIER algorithm was developed and released by Affymetrix in 2004. Many commercially available software packages that analyze microarray data are using PLIER (e.g., Avandis (Strand Genomic) and ArrayAssist [Stratagene]).
Stephen Krawetz, 2008
5
Grammatical Number in English Nouns: An Empirical and ...
This plier has been made to supply the demand for a high-grade tool ... (Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co. 1911:95)///No. 63 Pexto Chain-nose Pliers A lap-joint long chain-nose, side-cutting plier with gun barrel handle. (Cutter, Wood & Sanderson  ...
Mark A. Wickens, 1992
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Textbook of Orthodontics
10: Jarabak light wire plier ANGLE WIRE BENDING PLIERS This sturdily constructed plier (Fig. 35.11), has hard tips and the beaks are cone and pyramid shaped. It is available in two beak lengths — short and long. TWEED LOOP FORMING ...
‎2008
7
Blade's Guide to Knives & Their Values
Lewis Patent The American plier knife most often found is the “HHH” made by the Oscar Barnett Tool Co. of Newark, New Jersey. The knives are based on U.S. Patent No. 662,005 issued to James C. Lewis of Tracy, California, on Nov.
Steve Shackleford, 2010
8
Popular Mechanics
407 GRIPPING PLIER Length 7". Capacity VB" to-%". Two adjustments. Knurled grips. This No. 407 plier is primarily intended for battery work. The self-gripping feature insures a positive grip on acid corroded and mutilated terminal nuts.
9
Popular Science
SELECT THE PLIER YOU NEED Concrete Mixer Serves as Tumbling Barrel to Clean Rusty Tools. No. 407 GRIPPING PLIER Length 7". Capacity 1/8" to-5/g". Two adjustments. Knurled grips. This No. 407 plier is primarily intended for battery ...
10
Lovable Courageous Callie
Tommie Plier Mitchell. week. Lois, Dot, Faye and Tommie stayed with her. Tommie remembers having to sew peach trim on Patsy's twirling outfit to get her ready for the peach parade. Dot remembers Grady getting so mad with her because ...
Tommie Plier Mitchell, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plier is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hair Extensions: The Everything Guide
The attachment is then squeezed and secured with a plier-like tool. This application allows for two shifts of each piece of hair before new ... «Racked, Jul 15»
2
Airtel selects Ericsson as LTE network supplier for Gabon
... selected Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson as its supplier for deployment of a new LTE network in African nation Gabon. plier for Gabon. «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
3
Friday's lottery
July 24: 10, 12, 26, 60, 62 M'BALL: 13 M'PLIER: x5 POT: $15 mil. No winner. July 21: 20, 30, 62, 65, 74 M'BALL: 1 M'PLIER: x5 POT: $152 mil. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
4
Last Week's Whatzit
Similarly, Aurora Green of Muncie declared it to be a ring holding plier used to hold rings and jewelry while polishing the metal. Harold Hudson ... «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»
5
C'était le Quintana show !
... par faire plier Froome en sortant comme un avion à quatre kilomètres de la fin. A 19 secondes de Thibaut Pinot, Quintana termine avec 1'20'' ... «Toute l'actualité sportive sur Orange, Jul 15»
6
Quand la communication de Nestlé échoue en Inde
Au lieu de s'y plier, le groupe basé à Vevey a choisi de contester l'injonction. Cela a mis sa très populaire marque de nouilles sous le feu des ... «swissinfo.ch, Jul 15»
7
Bringing fiery arts to the mining museum
“You can always change the shape after, and all you need are pliers and a plier cutter.” She said her son, daughter-in-law and two ... «Squamish Chief, Jul 15»
8
New and exciting HVAC tools
Some of hilmor's new HVAC tools include its Ratcheting 9-in-1 Multi-Tool and the Quick-Adjusting Tongue and Groove Plier. Photos courtesy of ... «Supply House Times, Jul 15»
9
PSG : Di Maria attendu aux Etats-Unis
Après une seule saison au club (3 buts, en 27 matches de Premier League), il va donc plier bagage, surtout que sa famille ne se plaisait pas à ... «France Football, Jul 15»
10
Monday's lottery
July 17: 6, 17, 30, 31, 41 M'BALL: 15 M'PLIER: x3 POT: $140 mil. No winner. July 14: 19, 24, 30, 35, 72 M'BALL: 5 M'PLIER: x3 POT: $123 mil. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Plier [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/plier>. May 2024 ».
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