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    VISE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in placeplay

    Synonyms:

    bench vise; vise

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("vise" is a kind of...):

    holding device (a device for holding something)

    Meronyms (parts of "vise"):

    jaw (holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vise"):

    machinist's vise; metalworking vise (a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below)

    shoulder vise; wood vise; woodworking vise (a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb vise

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