VISE
Dictionary entry overview: What does vise mean?
• VISE (noun)
The noun VISE has 1 sense:
1. a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
Familiarity information: VISE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VISE (noun)
Meaning:
A holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bench vise; vise
Hypernyms ("vise" is a kind of...):
holding device (a device for holding something)
Meronyms (parts of "vise"):
jaw (holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vise"):
machinist's vise; metalworking vise (a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below)
shoulder vise; wood vise; woodworking vise (a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it)
