plierstop: needle-nosebottom: slip-jointpli·er also ply·er (pl???r)n.1. One who plies a trade.2. pliers A variously shaped hand tool having a pair of pivoted jaws, used for holding, bending, or cutting.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.pliers (?pla??z) pl n (Tools) a gripping tool consisting of two hinged arms with usually serrated jaws that close on the workpiece[C16: from ply1]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pli?ers (?pla? ?rz) n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (often used with pair of). [1560?70; ply to bend] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.