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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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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Bring vise, tools and materials and/or fish stories.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 15 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
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Bring vise, tools and materials and/or fish stories.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
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
Bring vise, tools and materials and/or fish stories.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 15 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
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
Bring vise, tools and materials and/or fish stories.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for vise
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“Vise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vise. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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