tong

Meaning

Noun

An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To use tongs.
2. (transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.

Synonyms

tongs

forceps

fork over

grip

clamp

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pincer

pinch

plier

nip

Translations

atazanar

atanazar

usar tenaza

atenazar

tenaz

tenaza

tenazas

تونج

aile

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Zange

κινέζικη μυστική εταιρία

pinces

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɒŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tonge

Inherited from Old English: tange

Cognate with Old Norse: tǫng

Cognate with Icelandic: töng

Cognate with Old High German: zanga

Cognate with German: Zange

Cognate with Sanskrit: दशति

Cognate with Albanian: dang

In summary

From Middle English tonge (“tongs, fang”), tange, from Old English tange, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”). Cognate with Old Norse tǫng (modern Icelandic töng), Old High German zanga (modern German Zange). Other cognates include Sanskrit दशति (dáśati, “to bite”) and Albanian dang (“bite, nip”).