ˈvice-like BrE AmE , vice‧like British English , vise-like, viselike American English /ˈvaɪslaɪk/ adjective
a vice-like grip a very firm hold or a very strong pain:
He grabbed my neck in a vice-like grip.
ˈvice-like BrE AmE , vice‧like British English , vise-like, viselike American English /ˈvaɪslaɪk/ adjective
a vice-like grip a very firm hold or a very strong pain:
He grabbed my neck in a vice-like grip.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012