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    vice-like
    /ˈvʌɪslʌɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. extremely tight and firm: "he grabbed my wrist in a vice-like grip"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVICE-LIKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. (US usually viselike) uk / ˈvaɪs.laɪk / us / ˈvaɪs.laɪk / Add to word list. very tight: He holds his tennis racket in/with a vice-like grip. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tight and tightening. astringency. chokehold. close-fitting. fast. inelasticity. retighten. skinny. stiffen. strain. straitly. super-tight. tauten.

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › vice-likeVice-like - definition of vice-like by The Free Dictionary

    Vice-like is an adjective meaning very tight or firm, like a vice. It is often used to describe a grip or a hold, as in vice-like grip or vice-like pressure. See examples, synonyms, and related words.

  4. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › vice-likevice-like | meaning of vice-like in Longman Dictionary of...

    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˈvice-like, vicelike British English, vise-like, viselike American English /ˈvaɪslaɪk/ adjective → a vice-like grip. vice-like meaning, definition, what is vice-like: Definition ...: Learn more.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › vicelikeVicelike - definition of vicelike by The Free Dictionary

    Define vicelike. vicelike synonyms, vicelike pronunciation, vicelike translation, English dictionary definition of vicelike. a bad habit; serious moral failing: Drinking too much is a vice. Not to be confused with: vise – a clamp for holding metal or wood in place: I used a vise...

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › vice-like_adj2vice-like, adj.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the adjective vice-like mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective vice-like. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVISELIKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈvɑɪsˌlɑɪk / Add to word list. very tight and strong: a viselike handshake. (Definition of viselike from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of viselike. viselike. I was completely wrapped in male muscle, in me and around me, holding me viselike. From Slate Magazine.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › vice-like_adj1vice-like, adj.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the adjective vice-like mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective vice-like. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.