visenoun [ C ]
US UK vice uk/vaɪs/us/vaɪs/a tool with two parts that can be moved together by tightening a screw so that an object can be held firmly between them while it is being worked on:
Vises are often used to hold pieces of wood that are being cut or smoothed.
Her hand tightened like a vise around his arm.
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Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grappling iron/hook
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- mallet
- plunger
- reamer
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- vane
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