vise

¹

Or vice

[vahys]

noun

1. any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.

verb (used with object)

vised, vising 

1. to hold, press, or squeeze with or as with a vise.

visé

²

[vee-zey, vee-zey]

noun

viséed, viséing 

1. visa.

vise

/ vaɪs /

noun

1. a variant spelling of vice 2

Other Word Forms

• viselike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vise¹

1300–50; Middle English vis < Old French: screw < Latin vītis vine (whose spiral form gave later sense)

Origin of vise²

< French, past participle of viser to inspect, check; visa