0 a device used for picking up objects, consisting of two long pieces joined at one end and pressed together at the other end in order to hold an object between them: --
1 a device, often U-shaped, having long sides for picking up objects without touching them, used by pressing or moving the sides together until the free ends hold the object: --
She moved the smoldering logs around in the fireplace with a set of tongs.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.