Definitions
a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
Word origin
From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis (“screw”), from Latin vītis f (“vine”).
Used in a sentence
“Clamp this loop in a strong vise and twist the two ends evenly into one piece. As the twisting progresses, move the wire along so as to keep the grip of the vise close to the hands.”
“I'd like to know what would become of us in the next ten minutes. They've got us in a vise. We're done for, Gall.”
“He looked to see the secretary, vised and crackled in those arms, drop limp and senseless.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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