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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
… the economic vise of slow growth and rampant price increases.—
David Milne
David Milne
vised; vising
: to hold, force, or squeeze with or as if with a vise
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New Atlas, 4 June 2026
But the characters unfold before us in their exchanges, and the play makes room for the actors to inhabit the complexities and contradictions of lives caught in the vise of history.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
McDonald’s left leg was vised between two plates of armored steel.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
McDonald’s left leg was vised between two plates of armored steel.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
New Atlas, 4 June 2026
But the characters unfold before us in their exchanges, and the play makes room for the actors to inhabit the complexities and contradictions of lives caught in the vise of history.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Beyond those features, the Captain's Crunch rounds out its list of 11 functions with regular pliers, standard and hard wire cutters integrated into the plier assembly, a wire stripper below on the swing arm between handles, and a pin vise function at the tips of the pliers.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2026
But the characters unfold before us in their exchanges, and the play makes room for the actors to inhabit the complexities and contradictions of lives caught in the vise of history.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
In Tempe's case, that means the city will have greater flexibility to enact regulations if the judge isn't convinced the picnics are protected expression, and vise versa.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
McDonald’s left leg was vised between two plates of armored steel.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Verb
In Tempe's case, that means the city will have greater flexibility to enact regulations if the judge isn't convinced the picnics are protected expression, and vise versa.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
McDonald’s left leg was vised between two plates of armored steel.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Noun
Beyond those features, the Captain's Crunch rounds out its list of 11 functions with regular pliers, standard and hard wire cutters integrated into the plier assembly, a wire stripper below on the swing arm between handles, and a pin vise function at the tips of the pliers.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2026
But the characters unfold before us in their exchanges, and the play makes room for the actors to inhabit the complexities and contradictions of lives caught in the vise of history.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Vise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vise. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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