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

vise·like, adjective

Words nearby vise

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

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
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Words related to vise

tool, chuck, winch

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British Dictionary definitions for vise

vise
/ (vaɪs) /

noun, verb

US a variant spelling of vice 2
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