vise

or vice

[ vahys ]

/ vaɪs /

noun

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, vis·ing.

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

Words nearby vise

viscous, viscous flow, visct, visct., viscus, vise, visegrad, viseu, vish, vishakhapatnam, vishinsky

Origin of vise

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

OTHER WORDS FROM vise

vise·like, adjective

Definition for vise (2 of 2)

visé

[ vee-zey, vee-zey ]

/ ˈvi zeɪ, viˈzeɪ /

noun, verb (used with object), vi·séed, vi·sé·ing.

visa.

Origin of visé

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

Examples from the Web for vise

Their world is changing—has already changed, really—in the vise of the economy and new technology.
Hollywood vs. Leno|Kim Masters|September 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In Figures 220 and 221 is a drawing of a connecting rod drawn, put together as it would be for the lathe, vise or erecting shop.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught|Joshua Rose
The cobbler gave a quick whack at the little shoe he held in the vise.
Rose O'Paradise|Grace Miller White
And when this board is all smooth, the carpenter takes it out of the vise and puts in another board.
Here and Now Story Book|Lucy Sprague Mitchell

He leaned his elbows on his knees and squeezed his head in his hands as in a vise.
Crime and Punishment|Fyodor Dostoevsky
It came up only two feet, and this was a kindness, for it lifted the Marie so that they were able to pull her out of the vise.
The Romance of the Colorado River|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

British Dictionary definitions for vise

vise

/ (vaɪs) /

noun, verb

US a variant spelling of vice 2

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vise

or vice

noun

verb (used with object), vised, vis·ing.

Words related to vise

Words nearby vise

Origin of vise

OTHER WORDS FROM vise

Definition for vise (2 of 2)

noun, verb (used with object), vi·séed, vi·sé·ing.

Origin of visé

Examples from the Web for vise

British Dictionary definitions for vise

noun, verb