vice3

 
Pronunciation: /vʌɪs/
(US vise)

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'