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- vise 1
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: 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
… the economic vise of slow growth and rampant price increases.—David Milne
vised; vising
: to hold, force, or squeeze with or as if with a vise
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“Vise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vise. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.
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