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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a vise" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a tool that is used to hold an object firmly in place while work is being done on it.
Example: "He secured the wood in a vise to ensure it wouldn't move while he was cutting it."
Alternatives: "a clamp" or "a grip".
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History felt like a vise.
Verizon is in a vise.
Now, when old einter clamps a vise.
It [felt] like a vise," Barry says.
The ceiling a vise, squeezing its contents.
Not a device, they said, a vise.
Companies say they are caught in a vise.
Many consumers, though, are still very much in a vise.
And can a vise be said to wrap?
"I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise.
Before drilling, secure the work piece in a vise.
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