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tongs
 tongsleft to right: kitchen and block-ice tongstongs T0261900 (tôngz, tŏngz)pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A grasping device consisting of two arms that are joined, often at one end, as by a pivot or a scissorlike hinge.
[Middle English tonges, pl. of tonge, from Old English tang, tong.]tongs (tɒŋz) pl n (Tools) a tool for grasping or lifting, consisting of a hinged, sprung, or pivoted pair of arms or levers, joined at one end. Also called: pair of tongs [plural of Old English tange; related to Old Saxon tanga, Old High German zanga, Old Norse tong]tongs (tɔŋz, tɒŋz)
n. (usu. with a pl. v.) any of various implements consisting of two movable arms fastened together, used for picking up an object (usu. used with pair of). [before 900; see tong1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tongs - any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks belowpair of tongsdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"coal tongs, fire tongs - tongs for taking hold of burning coalsice tongs - tongs for lifting blocks of iceplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Translationstongs (toŋz) noun plural an instrument for holding and lifting objects. sugar-tongs; a pair of tongs. 鉗，夾子 钳，夹子 tongs
go at it hammer and tongsTo do something or perform some task with tremendous fervor, determination, energy, or forcefulness. An allusion to the force with which a blacksmith strikes metal using a hammer and tongs. What started as a minor disagreement has escalated into a heated argument, and the two have been going at it hammer and tongs ever since. I need to go at this paper hammer and tongs if I want to keep my A in the class.See also: and, go, hammer, tongsbe at it hammer and tongsTo do something or perform some task with tremendous fervor, determination, energy, or forcefulness. An allusion to the force with which a blacksmith strikes metal using a hammer and tongs. What started as a minor disagreement has escalated into a heated argument, and the two have been at it hammer and tongs ever since.See also: and, hammer, tongsbe at (one) hammer and tongsTo be aggressively confronting one. If the boss blames you for this printing mishap, he'll be at you hammer and tongs in no time.See also: and, hammer, tongsgo at (one) hammer and tongsTo aggressively confront one . If the boss blames you for this printing mishap, he'll go at you hammer and tongs in no time.See also: and, go, hammer, tongsfight (someone or something) hammer and tongsTo combat someone or something with tremendous fervor, determination, energy, or forcefulness. An allusion to the force with which a blacksmith strikes metal using a hammer and tongs. What started as a minor disagreement has escalated into a heated argument, and the two have been fighting each other hammer and tongs ever since.See also: and, fight, hammer, tongsfight someone or something hammer and tongs and fight someone or something tooth and nail; go at it hammer and tongs; go at it tooth and nailFig. to fight against someone or something energetically and with great determination. They fought against the robber tooth and nail. The dogs were fighting each other hammer and tongs.See also: and, fight, hammer, tongshammer and tongsForcefully, with great vigor. For example, She went at the weeds hammer and tongs, determined to clean out the long neglected flowerbed . Often put as go at it hammer and tongs, this phrase alludes to the blacksmith's tools. [c. 1700] See also: and, hammer, tongsgo at it hammer and tongs BRITISH, INFORMAL1. If you go at it hammer and tongs, you do something with a lot of energy. `He loved gardening,' sniffed Mrs Gascoigne. `He went at it hammer and tongs as soon as he got back from work.' Note: You can use hammer and tongs in other structures with a similar meaning. She will go hammer and tongs to get what she wants. They'll come at us from all angles, hammer and tongs, but when we get the ball we'll go at them. It should be a good game.2. If two people are going at it hammer and tongs, they are having a noisy argument. `They were going at it hammer and tongs.' — `What about?' — `I'm not sure, but they were arguing.' Note: You can also say that one person is going at the other hammer and tongs. Goodness knows how long she had been going hammer and tongs at the child like this. Note: The image here is of a blacksmith holding a piece of heated iron with a pair of tongs (= metal tool for holding hot objects), and striking the iron repeatedly with a hammer. See also: and, go, hammer, tongshammer and tongs with great energy and noise. The image here is of a blacksmith striking the hot iron removed from the forge with a pair of tongs. 1996 Emma Lathen Brewing Up a Storm The big fight she had with Sean Cushing . They were going at it hammer and tongs. See also: and, hammer, tongsbe/go at somebody/something ˌhammer and ˈtongs (informal) do something, especially argue or fight, with a lot of energy and noise: The boss went at me hammer and tongs. I’ve never seen him so angry. ♢ The couple in the flat upstairs are always at it hammer and tongs.This idiom refers to the loud noise made by a blacksmith at work when he is making horseshoes. He uses a pair of tongs to hold the hot iron and a hammer to beat the iron into the shape of the shoe.See also: and, go, hammer, somebody, something, tongshammer and tongs, go at itEngage with great vigor in work, a contest, a fight, or some other undertaking. This metaphor from the blacksmith’s tools— the hammer used to shape hot metal taken from the fire with tongs—replaced an earlier metaphor from the same source, “between the hammer and the anvil,” with a meaning similar to that of between a rock and a hard place. The current expression was in print by 1708 and has been a cliché since the mid-nineteenth century. See also: and, go, hammerTongs
tongs[taŋz] (design engineering) Any of various devices for holding, handling, or lifting materials and consisting of two legs joined eccentrically by a pivot or spring. Tongs a tool in the form of lever pincers for clamping or securing materials or goods while working on them. There are joiners’, blacksmiths’, electricians’, and other types of tongs. Blacksmiths’ lever tongs appeared at the beginning of the Iron Age. They were probably preceded by pincer-like tongs used by metal-makers in the Bronze Age (for example, in Egypt). The specialization of the blacksmiths’ trade led to the appearance of specialized tongs, including ones with specially shaped jaws. tongs
tongs [tongz] an instrument for grasping and holding, consisting of two arms joined by a hinge or pivot.Gardner-Wells tongs U-shaped tongs used for spinal traction, having pressure--controlled pins that are inserted into the skull at opposite ends to permit application of a longitudinal force to the axis of the spinal column.  Gardner-Wells tongs. From McQuillan et al., 2002.Vinke tongs a type of tongs used to exert skeletal traction on the skull, as in surgery for fractures or cervical vertebrae.FinancialSeeTongtongs
Related to tongs: ThongsSynonyms for tongsnoun any of various devices for taking hold of objectsSynonymsRelated Words- device
- coal tongs
- fire tongs
- ice tongs
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