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vise
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈvīs 
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
economic vise of slow growth and rampant price increases
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ˈvīs-ˌlīk
adjective vise
2 of 4verb (1)
vised; vising
transitive verb
: to hold, force, or squeeze with or as if with a vise
visé
3 of 4verb (2)
vi·sé ˈvē-ˌzā
vē-ˈzā
viséd or viséed; viséing
transitive verb
: visa
visé
4 of 4noun (2)
: visa
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
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
1602, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1810, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1842, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
vise
noun
ˈvīs
: a device with two jaws that can be opened and closed by a screw or lever for holding or clamping work
revisions
noun
as in changes
the act, process, or result of making different a finicky author who makes countless revisions before submitting a work for publication Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- changes
- alterations
- differences
- modifications
- variations
- revises
- adjustments
- amendments
- shifts
- corrections
- reforms
- transformations
- reviews
- fluctuations
- rectifications
- mutations
- conversions
- tweaks
- distortions
- metamorphoses
- substitutions
- deformations
- regulations
- replacements
- redesigns
- oscillations
- modulations
- transfigurations
- displacements
- redos
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fixations
- stabilizations