Vise
Pronunciation
- IPA: /vaɪs/
- Homophones: vice
- Rhymes: -aɪs
Alternative forms
- vice British English
Origin
From French vis ("screw, winding stairs"), from Old French vis, viz, from Latin vitis ("vine"); probably akin to English withy.
Full definition of vise
Noun
vise
(plural vises)- (US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.