Illustration of vise
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vise
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈvīs 
1
: any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
2
: something likened to a vise
economic vise of slow growth and rampant price increases
David Milne
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ˈvīs-ˌlīk
adjective vise
2 of 4verb (1)
vised; vising
transitive verb
: to hold, force, or squeeze with or as if with a vise
visé
3 of 4verb (2)
vi·sé ˈvē-ˌzā
vē-ˈzā
viséd or viséed; viséing
transitive verb
: visa
visé
4 of 4noun (2)
: visa
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English vys, vice screw, from Anglo-French vyz, from Latin vitis vine — more at withy
Verb (2)
French, past participle of viser to visa, from visa
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
1602, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1810, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1842, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
vise
noun
ˈvīs
: a device with two jaws that can be opened and closed by a screw or lever for holding or clamping work
revises 1 of 2
verb
1
as in modifies
to make different in some way with the snow, we'll need to revise our travel plans Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- modifies
- alters
- remodels
- changes
- reworks
- transforms
- recasts
- redoes
- refashions
- revamps
- remakes
- varies
- deforms
- mutates
- revolutionizes
- transmutes
- transfigures
- metamorphoses
- makes over
- retools
- exchanges
- regenerates
- commutes
- converts
- rejiggers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sets
- fixes
- stabilizes
- freezes
2
as in edits
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating revise the article and add more up-to-date information so we can reprint it Synonyms & Similar Words
- edits
- reworks
- publishes
- reads
- compiles
- redrafts
- revamps
- amends
- prints
- annotates
- corrects
- perfects
- rectifies
- copyedits
- redacts
- abridges
- emends
- polishes
- issues
- collects
- anthologizes
- engrosses
- fact-checks
- touches up
- subs
- reedits
- subedits
- recopies
- gets out
- blue-pencils
- red-pencils
revises
2 of 2noun
as in changes
the act, process, or result of making different that paper needs one more revise, and then I think it's ready to turn in Synonyms & Similar Words
- changes
- alterations
- differences
- revisions
- modifications
- shifts
- variations
- adjustments
- amendments
- reviews
- reforms
- corrections
- transformations
- fluctuations
- mutations
- metamorphoses
- rectifications
- distortions
- conversions
- regulations
- tweaks
- deformations
- redesigns
- substitutions
- oscillations
- transfigurations
- replacements
- displacements
- modulations
- redos
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fixations
- stabilizations