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vise

Main Entry:: ¹vise
Pronunciation:: \ˈvīs\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English vys, vice screw, from Anglo-French vyz, from Latin vitis vine — more at withy
Date:: 1500

1 : any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam 2 : something likened to a vise <economic vise of slow growth and rampant price increases — David Milne>

— vise·like

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\-ˌlīk\ adjective

[vise illustration]

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