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Definitions of tongs in various dictionaries:
noun - any of various devices for taking hold of objects
A grasping device consisting of two arms joined at one end by a pivot or hingelike scissors.
verb - to lift with a type of grasping device
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| They grasp ice cubes or escargots(5) |
| These, 2 arms hinged or pivoted together, come in various sizes to be used for grasping anything from ice to snails to pasta |
| These organizations, like the Hip Sing, once fought "wars" in NYC's Chinatown |
| Useful when making mixed drinks, it's a hinged device for lifting ice cubes |
| Amco's 12-inch pairs of stainless steel utility locking these feature silicone-coated tips "for perfect pickups" |
| Get caught between these secret Chinese societies when they are warring & you may get iced |
| "Hammer &" this grasping device means with tremendous effort |
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Tongs are a type of tool used to grip and lift objects instead of holding them directly with hands. There are many forms of tongs adapted to their specific use. Some are merely large pincers or nippers, but most fall into these few classes:* Tongs that have long arms terminating in small flat circular ends of tongs and are pivoted at a joint close to the handle used to handle delicate objects. Common fire-tongs, used for picking up pieces of coal and placing them on a fire without burning fingers or getting them dirty are of this type. Tongs for grilling, tongs for serving salad or spaghetti are kitchen utensil of the same type. They provide a way to move, rotate and turn the food with delicate precision, or fetch a full serving in one grab. * Tongs consisting of a single band of metal bent round one or two bands joined at the head by a spring, as in sugar-tongs (a pair of usually silver tongs with claw-shaped or spoon-shaped ends for serving lump sugar), asparagus-tongs and the like. * T |