vise
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vise¹
- /vaɪs/
Sounds like vice · Rhymes with -aɪs
Where it comes from
From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis (“screw”), from Latin vītis f (“vine”).
Probably akin to English withe.
noun vises · vice
- An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. Clamp this loop in a strong vise and twist the two ends evenly into one piece. As the twisting progresses, move the wire along so as to keep the grip of the vise close to the hands.
- A situation in which one's freedom of choice is constrained. I'd like to know what would become of us in the next ten minutes. They've got us in a vise. We're done for, Gall.
- A screw.
- A spiral staircase.
verb vises · vising · vised · vice
- To clamp with or as with a vise. He looked to see the secretary, vised and crackled in those arms, drop limp and senseless.
vise²
verb vises · viseing · vised · vice
- Alternative form of visé It was the hour in which all who had affairs to arrange with the Austrian ambassador, passports to vise, contracts to sign,were allowed entrance, and it was the baron's duty to receive them.
Vise³
Where it comes from
English topographic surname, from Old French deviser (“to split, divide”).
proper noun Vises
- A surname.
Translations
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noun two-jawed instrument for holding work
| Español | tornillo de banco, morsa (Arg., Uru.) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바이스 baiseu |
| 日本語 | 万力 manriki, バイス baisu |
| 中文 | 老虎鉗 /老虎钳 lǎohǔqián, 夾鉗 /夹钳 jiāqián, 虎鉗 /虎钳 hǔqián, 萬力 /万力 wànlì, 臺鉗 /台钳 táiqián |
| हिन्दी | बाँक bā̃k |
| Kiswahili | jiriwa |
| Português | torno, morsa |
| Français | étau |
| Deutsch | Schraubstock |
| Italiano | morsa |
| Ελληνικά | μέγγενη méngeni |
| Română | menghină |
| Русский | тиски́ tiskí, тисы́ tisý |
| Tiếng Việt | mỏ cặp, ê-tô |
| العربية | مِنْجَلَة minjala, مِلْزَمَة milzama |
| עברית | מלחציים \ מֶלְחָצַיִם |
Talk about this word "vise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vise "vise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vise.Cite this
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title = {vise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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