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vice noun ( TOOL )
/vaɪs/ n Definition
(US usually vise) [C] mainly UK a tool with two parts which can be moved together by tightening a screw so that an object can be held firmly between them while it is being worked on
Vices are often used to hold pieces of wood that are being cut or smoothed.
Her hand tightened like a vice around his arm.
(Definition of vice noun (TOOL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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