vise

Other spellings

• (UK) vice

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /vaɪs/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Homophone: vice

Noun

Singular vise

Plural vises

A bench vise

1. (countable) (US) A vise is an instrument that consists of two jaws and is closed by a screw or lever. It is used for holding work, such as filing.

Verb

Plain form vise

Third-person singular vises

Past tense vised

Past participle vised

Present participle vising

1. If you vise something, you clamp it with a vise.