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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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Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The lament and worry that grips people here over the geopolitical vise their region is held in is augmented by knowledge that U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be siding with Mr. Putin on his demand for all of Donetsk.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2025
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
Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The lament and worry that grips people here over the geopolitical vise their region is held in is augmented by knowledge that U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be siding with Mr. Putin on his demand for all of Donetsk.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2025
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Noun
In his story, the father’s teeth are bared and his hands form a vise-grip around his wife’s shoulders.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The lament and worry that grips people here over the geopolitical vise their region is held in is augmented by knowledge that U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be siding with Mr. Putin on his demand for all of Donetsk.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2025
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
In his story, the father’s teeth are bared and his hands form a vise-grip around his wife’s shoulders.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The lament and worry that grips people here over the geopolitical vise their region is held in is augmented by knowledge that U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be siding with Mr. Putin on his demand for all of Donetsk.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Vise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vise. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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