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单词 vise
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Definition of vise in English:

vise

nounvʌɪsvaɪs
  • US spelling of vice
 
 

Definition of vise in US English:

vise

(British vice)
nounvaɪsvīs
  • A metal tool with movable jaws that are used to hold an object firmly in place while work is done on it, typically attached to a workbench.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Whenever possible, hold the work in a vise or clamp when inserting a screw.
    • But she held firm, and when he realized she was serious, panic gripped him, clamping his rib cage like a vise.
    • Use clamps or a vise to hold workplaces when practical.
    • The vise is a workbench tool and should be firmly secured before being used.
    • I clamp a steel straight edge in a vise and just draw the surface over the steel edge a few times.
    • Dip or spray the handles and clamp a metal portion of the tool lightly into a vise and let dry.
    • Lock a tool head in a vise to remove a broken handle.
    • The husband grimaced as his wife clamped his fingers like a vise.
    • Clamp the molding in a wood vise, or to a workbench, or on a sawhorse.
    • Do the same operation, but with a Phillips screwdriver clamped into the vise.

Origin

Middle English (denoting a screw or winch): from Old French vis, from Latin vitis ‘vine’.

 
 
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