nail puller
nail puller — noun
1. a hand tool, often made as a metal bar with a split end, that you use to catch t
a hand tool, often made as a metal bar with a split end, that you use to catch the head of a nail and lever it out of wood or another surface.
Théo slid a nail puller under the bent nail in the fence post.
slide a nail puller under + nail
The carpenter grabbed a nail puller before removing the old floorboards.
grab a nail puller before repair work
Sari kept a nail puller in the toolbox for repair jobs.
After the storm, Eli used a nail puller to fix the loose gate.
The roofer reached for a nail puller when the rusty nail bent.
- claw hammer
A claw hammer can also pull nails, but it is mainly a hammer, not a tool made only for nail removal.
- crowbar
A crowbar is larger and heavier, used for lifting or forcing things open as well as pulling nails.
- pry bar
A pry bar is a broader levering tool; a nail puller is more specifically shaped for removing nails.
文法句型
a nail puller
with a nail puller
use a nail puller to + verb
用法筆記
Usually refers to a small hand tool for taking nails out of wood. Often appears in instructions or repair talk with patterns like 'use a nail puller to...' and 'remove a nail with a nail puller'.