vises
vises is the plural of vise.
vises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of vise.
vises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of vis.
Meaning of vise
Noun
vise (plural vises)
- An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
- Clamp this loop in a strong vise and twist the two ends evenly into one piece. As the twisting progresses, move the wire along so as to keep the grip of the vise close to the hands.1937 October, R. H. Jenkins, “Five attractive new designs you can work out from inexpensive materials”, in Popular Science, volume 131, number 4, Bonnier Corporation, page 96
- A situation in which one's freedom of choice is constrained.
- I'd like to know what would become of us in the next ten minutes. They've got us in a vise. We're done for, Gall.c. 1921 (date written), Karel Čapek, translated by Paul Selver, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots): A Fantastic Melodrama […], Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1923, →OCLC, Act...
- A screw.
- A spiral staircase.
Meaning of vis
Noun
vis (plural vires)
- Force; energy; might; power.
Proper noun capitalized: Vises
Vises
- plural of Vise
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