n.
Pronunciation: ' v ī s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English vys, vice screw, from Anglo-French vyz, from Latin vitis vine ― more at WITHY
Date: 1500
1 : any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
2 : something likened to a vise <economic vise of slow growth and rampant price increases ― David Milne>
– vise · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective
vise 1