Vise definition
Vise is to grip or squeeze something tightly.
An example of vise is for a bad headache to squeeze someone's head with pain and pressure.
verb
The definition of a vise, an alternative spelling for vice, is a tool to grip something firmly as it is worked on.
An example of a vise is a tool on a workbench holding a piece of wood that is being sanded.
noun
To hold or squeeze with or as with a vise.
verb
(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
noun
A heavy clamp, usually mounted on a workbench and operated by a screw or lever, used in carpentry or metalworking to hold a piece in position.
noun
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To hold or compress in or as if in a vise.
verb
A device, usually fastened to a workbench, consisting of two jaws opened and closed by a screw, lever, etc. and used for holding firmly an object being worked on.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
vise
Plural:
visesOrigin of vise
- Middle English vis screwlike device from Old French screw from Latin vītis vine (from its spiral wrappings) wei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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