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Definition of vise in English: visenounvʌɪsvaɪs Definition of vise in US English: vise(British vice) nounvaɪsvīs A metal tool with movable jaws that are used to hold an object firmly in place while work is done on it, typically attached to a workbench. Example sentencesExamples - Whenever possible, hold the work in a vise or clamp when inserting a screw.
- But she held firm, and when he realized she was serious, panic gripped him, clamping his rib cage like a vise.
- Use clamps or a vise to hold workplaces when practical.
- The vise is a workbench tool and should be firmly secured before being used.
- I clamp a steel straight edge in a vise and just draw the surface over the steel edge a few times.
- Dip or spray the handles and clamp a metal portion of the tool lightly into a vise and let dry.
- Lock a tool head in a vise to remove a broken handle.
- The husband grimaced as his wife clamped his fingers like a vise.
- Clamp the molding in a wood vise, or to a workbench, or on a sawhorse.
- Do the same operation, but with a Phillips screwdriver clamped into the vise.
Origin Middle English (denoting a screw or winch): from Old French vis, from Latin vitis ‘vine’. |