I. ˈvīs noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French vis, viz something winding, winding stairway, screw, from Latin vitis vine — more at withy
: any of various tools having two jaws for holding work (as in saw filing) that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam — see swivel vise , universal vise
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II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to hold, force, or squeeze (as work) with or as if with a vise
has a cigar butt vised in his teeth — James Stephens