PLIER

Meaning of PLIER in English

n. pincers, type of tool; one who persists at a task, one who works hard at a task

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PLIER — /pluy"euhr/ , n. 1. pliers , ( sometimes used with a sing. v. ) small pincers with long jaws, for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLIER — употр. с гл. во мн. ч. щипцы; клещи; плоскогубцы; кусачки
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLIER — n 1. см. ply2 + -er 2. = pliers
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLIER — (n) клещи; кусачки; плоскогубцы; щипцы
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PLIER — n 1. см. ply2 + -er 2. = ~s
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PLIER — n 1. см. ply2 + -er 2. = pliers
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PLIER — pl клещи - eyeletting pliers
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
PLIER — употр. с гл. во мн. ч. щипцы; клещи; плоскогубцы; кусачки
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THREE-PLIER — ˈ ̷ ̷|plī(ə)r noun Etymology: three-ply + -er : a three-ply rivet
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLY — I. verb (plied; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English plien, short for applien to ap~ Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLIÉ — noun Etymology: French, from past participle of plier to bend Date: 1892 a bending of the knees outward by a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLY — I. ˈplī verb ( plied ; plied ; plying ; plies ) Etymology: Middle English plien to bend, fold, mold, …
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PLIÉ — (ˈ)plē|ā noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from past participle of plier to bend, ply — more at ply : …
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PLIANT — -nt adjective Etymology: Middle English pliaunt, from Middle French pliant, present participle of plier to bend, ply 1. : yielding …
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PLIABLE — ˈplīəbəl adjective Etymology: Middle English pliabylle, from Middle French pliable, from plier to bend, ply + -able — more at …
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DEMI-PLIÉ — dəmēplēā; |demē|plēā, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: French, literally, half bent, from demi- + plié, past participle of plier to bend — …
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SLIP-JOINT PLIERS — /slip"joynt'/ , ( sometimes used with a sing. v. ) pliers having a sliding joint, permitting the span of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLYER — /pluy"euhr/ , n. Chiefly Brit. plier.
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PLY — ply 1 — plyingly , adv. /pluy/ , v. , plied, plying . v.t. 1. to work with or at …
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PLOY — /ploy/ , n. 1. a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage. v.t. 2. Mil. Archaic. to …
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PLIÉ — /plee ay"/ , n. , pl. pliés /plee ayz"/ ; Fr. /plee ay"/ . Ballet. a movement in which the …
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PLIANT — — pliancy, pliantness , n. — pliantly , adv. /pluy"euhnt/ , adj. 1. bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable: She manipulated …
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LOCKING PLIERS — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for …
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LINEMAN'S PLIERS — pliers with reinforced pincers and insulated handles, used by electricians in working with cable and other heavy wires. See illus. …
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PLY — I. ˈplī verb ( plied ; ply·ing ) Etymology: Middle English plien, short for applien to apply Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLISSÉ — or plis·se pli-ˈsā Etymology: French plissé, from past participle of plisser to pleat, from Middle French, from pli fold, from …
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PLIÉ — noun Etymology: French, from past participle of plier to bend Date: 1892 : a bending of the knees outward by …
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PLIABLE — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from plier to bend, fold — more at ply Date: 14th century 1. a. …
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DEPLOY — verb Etymology: French déployer, literally, to unfold, from Old French desploier, from des- dis- + ploier, plier to fold — …
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PLY — ~ 1 ■ noun ( plural plies ) 1》 a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLIÉ BALLET — plié Ballet [ 'pli:eɪ ] ■ noun a movement in which a dancer bends the knees and straightens them again, …
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