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: 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—
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vised; vising
: to hold, force, or squeeze with or as if with a vise
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Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2021
Consumers, already feeling the effects of an economic vise, would be further squeezed.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
McDonald’s left leg was vised between two plates of armored steel.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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Noun
Soft-Power Rivals The United States needs to recognize that Iran does not hold its neighbors in a coercive vise.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2021
Consumers, already feeling the effects of an economic vise, would be further squeezed.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Verb
In Tempe's case, that means the city will have greater flexibility to enact regulations if the judge isn't convinced the picnics are protected expression, and vise versa.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
McDonald’s left leg was vised between two plates of armored steel.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Vise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vise. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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