pincer

English Thesaurus

1. a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	appendage, extremity, member,
definition	:	an external body part that projects from the body (noun.body)

part meronym	:	crustacean,
definition	:	any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton (noun.animal)

2. a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	hand tool,
definition	:	a tool used with workers' hands (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	roach clip, roach holder,
definition	:	metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach (noun.artifact)

3. a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods (noun.animal)

derivation	:	claw,
definition	:	scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails (verb.contact)

derivation	:	nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch,
definition	:	squeeze tightly between the fingers (verb.contact)

4. a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	tweeze,
definition	:	pluck with tweezers (verb.contact)

5. a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods (noun.animal)

derivation	:	claw,
definition	:	scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails (verb.contact)

derivation	:	nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch,
definition	:	squeeze tightly between the fingers (verb.contact)

6. a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	tweeze,
definition	:	pluck with tweezers (verb.contact)