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Noun
Then, lock the tool into a vise or hold it still with a clamp and move a mill file along the edge of the blade to sharpen.—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2025 Critics on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean accuse Trump of kowtowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin, embracing the dictator's disinformation, excusing his aggression and putting Ukraine in too much of a vise.—Marc Caputo, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
McDonald’s left leg was vised between two plates of armored steel.—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for vise
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English vys, vice screw, from Anglo-French vyz, from Latin vitis vine — more at withy
Verb (2)
French, past participle of viser to visa, from visa
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