ETYM French vis a screw, winding stairs, Old Fren. vis, viz, from Latin vitis a vine; probably akin to Eng. withy.
(Homonym: vice).
A device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place; SYN. bench vise.
Werkzeug aus Holz oder Eisen zum Zusammendrücken von Gegenständen beim Zusammenleimen.
1. To hold, force, or squeeze with or as if with a vise.