Definition of tongs noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tongs

noun

tɒŋz

tɔːŋz

tɑːŋz

[plural]

1 a tool with two long parts that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding thingsa pair of tongs2 (also curling tongs) (both British English) (North American English curling iron) a tool that is heated and used for curling hair

Idioms

see hammer and tongs at hammer noun