vise
vise · vises · vised · vising
To clamp with or as with a viseTo clamp with or as with a vise.
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/vaɪs/
» The vise is closing again.
Der Schraubstock schließt sich wieder. — kolonjano
Тиски опять сжимаются. — odexed
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1 sensesTo clamp with or as with a vise.
Examples
3 sentencesOrigin
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
vises, vising, vised, visedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.