vise

or vice

[ vahys ]

/ vaɪs /

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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.

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Origin of vise

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

OTHER WORDS FROM vise

viselike, adjective

Words nearby vise

viscounty, viscous, viscous flow, Visct., viscus, vise, Visegrad, Viseu, vish, Vishakhapatnam, Vishinsky

Other definitions 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

How to use vise in a sentence

The pandemic, which significantly scaled back ticket and concessions revenue, only tightened the vise.
Forget investors: AMC itself may have been bailed out by the actions of wallstreetbets|Steven Zeitchik|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
The only mother who couldn’t pretend to function with her brain in the vise of sleeplessness.
Why is ‘The Push’ so popular? Perhaps because it plays into a mother’s worst fears.|Maureen Corrigan|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Rather than a single cause for their dying out, it’s looking as if Neanderthals were caught in a many-angled vise.
Much of What We Thought About Neanderthals Was Wrong. Here’s Why That Matters|Rebecca Wragg Sykes|October 27, 2020|Time
Her cold, thin fingers wrapped around my jaw like a Vise-Grip.
My ‘Kink’ Nightmare: James Franco’s BDSM Porn Documentary ‘Kink’ Only Tells Part of the Story|Aurora Snow|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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
He flung himself forward, and catching her upper arms in the grip of a vise shook her until her teeth clacked together.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
I grabbed hold of the vise-locking screw to keep my knees from doubling under me.
Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis
There is a sharp sting in my tongue, my jaws are gripped as by a vise, and my mouth is torn open.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
He strove desperately, but each effort only wedged him more firmly in the awful vise.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
A serviceable and inexpensive bench vise can be made in the following manner: Procure a piece of hard wood, 1 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for vise

vise

/ (vaɪs) /

noun, verb

US a variant spelling of vice 2

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vise

or vice

Origin of vise

OTHER WORDS FROM vise

Words nearby vise

Other definitions for vise (2 of 2)

Origin of visé

Words related to vise

How to use vise in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for vise