tongs
/tɒŋz/noun
उच्चारण टॉङ्ज़
चिमटा
Basic word
- 1
[pl.]
a tool with two long parts joined together at one end, used for picking up and holding things
चिमटा
- a pair of tongs
- Use the tongs to lift the hot roti off the flame.
- She picked up the ice cubes with a pair of tongs.
+ 1 more example
- The blacksmith held the glowing metal with long tongs.
?Which word?
Keep the gripping-tool words: tongs (chimta), pliers (plass), tweezers (chimti, for small things), pincers, forceps (used by doctors).
पकड़ने के औज़ार याद रखिए: tongs (चिमटा), pliers (प्लास), tweezers (चिमटी, छोटी चीज़ों के लिए), pincers, forceps (डॉक्टरों द्वारा प्रयुक्त)।
§Grammar and usage
Tongs is always plural ('The tongs are hot'; 'a pair of tongs'), like scissors, pliers, trousers and spectacles.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: tongs सदा plural है ('The tongs are hot'; 'a pair of tongs'), scissors, pliers, trousers और spectacles की तरह।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go at it hammer and tongs (argue or fight with great energy).
Idiom 'go at it hammer and tongs' (बहुत ऊर्जा से बहस या लड़ाई करना)।