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vice3

Pronunciation: /vʌɪs/
(US vise)
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Definition of vice

noun

  • a metal tool with movable jaws which are used to hold an object firmly in place while work is done on it, typically attached to a workbench: hold the rail in the vice Evelyn’s fingers were like a vice

Derivatives

vice-like

adjective

Origin:

Middle English (denoting a screw or winch): from Old French vis, from Latin vitis 'vine'

vice in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of vice in the US English dictionary
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