vise

¹vise

noun \ˈvīs\

Definition of VISE

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 \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Illustration of VISE

Origin of VISE

Middle English vys, vice screw, from Anglo-French vyz, from Latin vitis vine — more at withy

First Known Use: 1500

Other Hardware Terms

adze, auger, awl, chock, ferrule, punch, tang

Rhymes with VISE

dice, gneiss, ice, lyse, nice, pice, price, rice, slice, spice, splice, syce, thrice, trice, twice, vice