vise

5 definitions found

vise - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vice \Vice\, n. [See Vise.]
     1. (Mech.) A kind of instrument for holding work, as in
        filing. Same as Vise.
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     2. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods,
        for casements. [Written also vise.]
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     3. A gripe or grasp. [Obs.] --Shak.
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  Vis'e \Vi*s['e]"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vis['e]ed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Vis['e]ing.]
     To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.
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  Vise \Vise\, n. [F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz,
     fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy.]
     An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw,
     lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
     [Written also vice.]
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  Vis'e \Vi*s['e]"\, n. [F. vis['e], p. p. of viser to put a visa
     to, fr. L. visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.]
     A document or an indorsement made on a passport by the proper
     authorities of certain countries, denoting that the passport
     has been examined, and that the person who bears it is
     permitted to proceed on her journey. Same as visa; -- an
     older spelling now used less frequently than visa.
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vise - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vise
      n 1: a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to
           hold workpiece firmly in place [syn: vise, bench vise]