vise
18
6.5
- noun
- /vaɪs/
- US
:
tornillo de banco
- Using a vise, the sculptor held the stone tightly as he chiseled detailed patterns.
- vise-like grip
- like a vise
But today we put those problems in a vice.
- But today we put those problems in a vice.
- It is locked onto my head like a vice, maybe even a little more comfortable in the hat because you see people jogging with these things.
Examples
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So what we do is clamp that in the vice quite tight.
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But I do have a little metal vice here and a little plate which is great, and a grinder.
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Put it in the vise.
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And you crushed my hand in the vise.
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Clamp the end cap firmly in a vise, or hold it with pliers.
Blog text (4) -
Teeth clenched, her hand like a vise around the phone, Claire listened to her mother's tirade.
Fiction book (1992) -
The carpenter placed the metal beam in the vise to ensure it stayed still while he drilled holes.
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To prevent slipping, he tightened the piece of wood in the vise before sanding it.
Synonyms
A tool fixed to a workbench with two parts that press to hold things while you work
A heavy tool with two metal jaws that holds pieces firmly while you work on them
A heavy tool with two flat metal jaws that holds metal parts while you work
A tool that holds wood or metal at different angles for cutting and drilling
A strong clamp with soft jaws that holds wood firmly without damage
A tool with padded jaws that holds wood firmly while you work on it
A clamp with soft jaws that holds wood without leaving marks
A clamp that holds a pipe firmly while you cut or thread it
A small tool that holds tiny jewelry pieces steady while someone works on them
Compounds
- Specialized
A tool fixed to a workbench with two parts that press to hold things while you work
- Specialized
A tool that holds wood or metal at different angles for cutting and drilling
- Specialized
A heavy tool with two flat metal jaws that holds metal parts while you work
- Specialized
A heavy tool with two metal jaws that holds pieces firmly while you work on them
- Specialized
A small tool that holds tiny jewelry pieces steady while someone works on them
- Specialized
A strong clamp with soft jaws that holds wood firmly without damage
How Firmly
- Specialized
1
4.2
- Specialized
- US
18
6.5
92
3.3
- US
6
1.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vise comes from Old French vis meaning 'screw'; like a screw, a vise tightens by turning so its jaws hold something very firmly.