/ Dictionary / Index S slip-joint pliers: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: slip'-joint pli"ers Pronunciation: (slip'joint"), [key] — (sometimes used with a sing. v.) (sometimes used with a sing. v.) pliers having a sliding joint, permitting the span of the jaws to be adjusted. See illus. under Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. slip joint slipknot Related Content Daily Word Quiz: procrastinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language