Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Tongs, clip; any claw-like tool used to grab objects or hold something in place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singlish, singular, singular-only
Qualifier: placeholder
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To clamp (as if with a clothes peg or tongs), to squeeze between.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singlish
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Hokkien 夾 /夹 (kiap).
