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Definition of: vise
(vīs) noun
A clamping device, usually of two jaws made to be closed together with a screw, lever, or the like, for grasping and holding a piece of work.
—v.t. vised, vis·ing To hold, force, or squeeze in or as in a vise. ♦ Homophone: vice. Also spelled vice. [<OF vis a screw <L vitis vine; with ref. to the spiral growth of vine tendrils]
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