tongs 'definition
tongs. pl n. 1. (Tools) a tool for grasping or lifting, consisting of a hinged, sprung, or pivoted pair of arms or levers, joined at one end. Also called: pair of tongs. [plural of Old English tange; related to Old Saxon tanga, Old High German zanga, Old Norse tong ]. (tÉÅz, tÉÅz). n. (usu. with a pl.