pincer

noun

A grasping tool having two parts hinged together to work in opposition.

noun

One of the opposing parts in such a tool.

noun

A claw resembling such a tool, as of a lobster or scorpion; a chela.

noun

A pair of mandibles or other appendages used by certain arthropods for grasping, as the cerci of an earwig.

noun

A military maneuver in which an enemy force is attacked from two flanks and the front.

noun

any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers

adjective

See pincer attack

noun

a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping