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| vise [ vīss ] |
noun (plural vi·ses) |
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tool for keeping things immobile: a tool with two jaws that can be closed by a lever or screw, used to hold an object immobile so that it can be worked on
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transitive verb (past vised, past participle vised, present participle vis·ing, 3rd person present singular vi·ses) |
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hold in vise: to hold something tightly in a vise
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| [13th century. Via Old French vis "screw" < Latin vitis "vine"] |
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 vise·like adjective |
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