# die Greifzange

die Greifzange is a German noun meaning “a pair of tongs or pincers used for holding or grasping something (rather exerting force on it)”. Forms: der Greifzange, die Greifzangen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Greifzange
- Plural: die Greifzangen

## Meanings

1. a pair of tongs or pincers used for holding or grasping something (rather exerting force on it)
2. _specifically_ synonym of Greifhilfe (“reacher, instrument with a long handle used to pick up things”)

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