- viselike
- adjective see vise I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
viselike
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viselike — adjective clamped as in a vise (Freq. 1) a viselike grip • Similar to: ↑tight … Useful english dictionary
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vise — viselike, adj. /vuys/, n., v., vised, vising. n. 1. any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it. v … Universalium
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vice-like — vice|like BrE viselike, vise like AmE [ˈvaıslaık] adj a vice like grip a very firm hold or a very strong pain ▪ He grabbed my neck in a viselike grip … Dictionary of contemporary English
vise — I. noun Etymology: Middle English vys, vice screw, from Anglo French vyz, from Latin vitis vine more at withy Date: 1500 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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choke hold — a restraining hold, as when one person encircles the neck of another from behind in a viselike grip with the arm. Also, chokehold. * * * … Universalium
