pincer
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pincer
- /ˈpɪnsəɹ/
Rhymes with -ɪnsə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English pynsor, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).
noun pincers · pincher
- Any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.
verb pincers · pincering · pincered · pincher
- To surround with a pincer attack. After considering all frontal counteroffensive alternatives, Heublein rejected them as detrimental to its profits and came up with a brilliant pincering maneuver. It raised the price of Smirnoff by one dollar, effectively preventing segment diffusion, […]
