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   vice-like

   /ˈvʌɪslʌɪk/

   adjective

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

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from vice3 + -like _.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › vice-likeVICE-LIKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   VICE-LIKE definition: 1. very tight: 2. UK spelling of viselike. Learn more.

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     VICE-LIKE meaning: 1. very tight: 2. UK spelling of...

   • Znaczenie Vice-Like, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     vice-like definicja: 1. very tight: 2. UK spelling of...

   • Vice-Like: Portuguese Translation

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   • Vice-Like in Simplified Chinese

     VICE-LIKE translate: 紧紧的；像老虎钳一样的. Learn more in the...

   • Vice-Like in Traditional Chinese

     VICE-LIKE translate: 緊緊的；像老虎鉗一樣的. Learn more in the...

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

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   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.oed.com › dictionary › vice-like_adj1vice-like adjective 1 - Oxford English Dictionary

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   The earliest known use of the adjective vice-like is in the late 1500s. OED's only evidence for vice-like is from 1589, in the writing of ‘Marphoreus’. vice-like is formed within English, by derivation.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › vice-like_adj2vice-like adjective 2 - Oxford English Dictionary

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   The earliest known use of the adjective vice-like is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for vice-like is from 1835, in the writing of Edgar Allan Poe, fiction writer, poet, and critic. vice-like is formed within English, by derivation.

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

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English vice-like ˈvice-like, vicelike British English, vise-like, viselike American English / ˈvaɪslaɪk / adjective → a vice-like grip Exercises Vocabulary exercises help you to learn synonyms, collocations and idioms.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › vicelikeVicelike Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   See the full definition. Games; Games; Word of the Day; Grammar ... vice entry 2 + -like. ... vice-master. See More Nearby Entries ...

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   What does vice-like mean?

   • Define vice-like. vice-like synonyms, vice-like pronunciation, vice-like translation, English dictionary definition of vice-like. 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...

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   Where did the word vice-like come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective vice-like is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for vice-like is from 1835, in the writing of Edgar Allan Poe, fiction writer, poet, and critic. vice-like is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: vice n.2 5, ‑like suffix.

   vice-like, adj.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What does the term 'vice' mean?

   • The term 'vice' is defined as a person who acts in the place of another; deputy. (vice-chairman)

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   What is a vice-like grip?

   • We say that the vice-like grip in which the railway regions are held by the centre produces frustration and unwillingness to accept responsibility and interferes with the work. This technique uses a claw-formed hand, which through training is developed into a vice-like grip. This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.

   VICE-LIKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What does Viceroy mean?

   • a combining form meaning “deputy,” used esp. in the titles of officials who serve in the absence of the official denoted by the base word: viceroy; vice-chancellor; vice-chairman. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

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9. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishVICE LIKE - Definition in English - bab.la

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   UK /ˈvʌɪslʌɪk/ vise-like (US English) adjective extremely tight and firm he grabbed my wrist in a vice-like grip word origin mid 19th century: from vice + -like _