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View synonyms for vise
vise
1or vice
[ vahys ]
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.
visé
2[ vee-zey, vee-zey ]
noun
, vi·séed, vi·sé·ing.
- visa.
vise
/ vaɪs /
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- viselike adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vise1
1300–50; Middle English vis < Old French: screw < Latin vītis vine (whose spiral form gave later sense)
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