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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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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
How about a bar clamp, bench vise or stud finder?
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
New Atlas, 4 June 2026
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
New Atlas, 4 June 2026
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
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
How about a bar clamp, bench vise or stud finder?
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Noun
The global economy was still caught in the vise of the Great Depression, civil war was brewing in Spain, and the League of Nations was breathing its last breaths.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
How about a bar clamp, bench vise or stud finder?
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Verb
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
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
Verb
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
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
Noun
The global economy was still caught in the vise of the Great Depression, civil war was brewing in Spain, and the League of Nations was breathing its last breaths.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
How about a bar clamp, bench vise or stud finder?
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 June 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 21 Jun. 2026.
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