Greifzange — meaning in English

English meaning

• tong noun A gripping tool with two hinged arms, used to pick up or hold something (usually hot or awkward) without touching it directly.
• tongs noun A tool with two hinged arms used for gripping and lifting objects without touching them by hand.

Senses

Greifzange is used for these senses in English:

• tong (mostly plural) An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
• tongs An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

tong — full definition

1. noun A gripping tool with two hinged arms, used to pick up or hold something (usually hot or awkward) without touching it directly.
2. verb To pick up, move, or handle something with tongs.
3. noun A Chinese-American community or family association, historically often organized around a shared clan name or hometown.
4. noun Historically, a Chinese secret society or organized crime group, especially one active in North American Chinatowns in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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