ペンチ — meaning in English

English meaning

• bench noun A long seat for more than one person, found in parks, courts, or changing rooms.
• pincers noun A hand tool with two pivoted, blunt jaws used for gripping or pulling.
• pliers noun A hand tool with pincer jaws used for gripping, bending, or cutting.

Senses

ペンチ is used for these senses in English:

• bench (government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
• pincers A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
• pliers A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.

bench — full definition

1. noun A long seat for more than one person, found in parks, courts, or changing rooms.
2. noun The judge or judges in a court, collectively; the judiciary.
3. noun In sport, where substitute players and coaches sit, or those players collectively.
4. noun A sturdy work surface, as in a workshop or kitchen.
5. verb To remove a player from a game or a person from active duty, usually temporarily.

pincers — full definition

1. noun A hand tool with two pivoted, blunt jaws used for gripping or pulling.
2. noun The front claws of crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters.

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