[vise] n [MF vis screw, something winding, fr. L vitis vine--more at withy] (1500) 1: any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usu. by a screw, lever, or cam
2: something likened to a vise "economic ~ of slow growth and rampant price increases --David Milne" -- vise.like adj
[2]vise vt vised ; vis.ing (1602): to hold, force, or squeeze with or as if with a vise [1]vi.se vt vi.sed or vi.seed ; vi.se.ing [F, pp. of viser to visa, fr. visa] (1810): visa
[2]vise n (1842): visa