vise

Oznaczający (Angielski)

Noun

1. An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
2. A situation in which one's freedom of choice is constrained.

Verb

To clamp with or as with a vise.

Verb

Alternative form of visé

Synonimy

vice

clamp

🗜️

cramp

jack

vice

bench vise

sphincter

chuck

visa

bench clamp

capstan

put one’s visa

carpenter’s screw clamp

sign

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/vaɪs/

Etymologia (Angielski)

From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis, viz, from Latin vītis (“vine”); probably akin to English withe.