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Definition of vise noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vise

noun
 
/vaɪs/
 
/vaɪs/
(North American English)
(especially British English vice)
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  1. a tool with two metal blocks that can be moved together by turning a screw. The vise is used to hold an object in place while work is done on it.
    • He held my arm in a vise-like (= very firm) grip.
See vise in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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