vise
An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for…An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
» The vise is closing again.
Der Schraubstock schließt sich wieder.
Тиски опять сжимаются.
Meaning
4 senses(US)An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
Schraubstock
тиски́tiskí, тисы́tisý
леща́таleščáta
a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
(figuratively)A situation in which one's freedom of choice is constrained.
(obsolete)A screw.
(obsolete)A spiral staircase.
Examples
3 sentencesThe vise is closing again.
ruТиски опять сжимаются.
deDer Schraubstock schließt sich wieder.
Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his vise.
Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his vise grips.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old FrenchFrom Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis (“screw”), from Latin vītis f (“vine”).
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Forms
plural: visesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place:bench visevice