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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clamp |
| Synonyms: | chuck, tool, winch |
| Notes: | a vice is a harmful or nasty habit or action; a vise is a heavy clamp with jaws opened and shut by a lever or screw |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have in one's hands, possession; grasp |
| Synonyms: | adhere, arrest, bind, bottle up, carry, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cork up, cradle, detain, embrace, enclose, enjoy, fondle, freeze to, grip, handle, hang on, have, hug, imprison, keep, keep close, keep out, lock up, maintain, not let go, nourish, occupy, own, palm, possess, press, put a lock on, restrain, retain, secure, seize, squeeze, stay put, stick, take, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring |
| Antonyms: | drop, let go, release |
| Main Entry: | fist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clenched hand |
| Synonyms: | clasp, clenched fist, clutch, grasp, grip, hand, hold, mitt, paw, vise |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Example Sentences
- The risk is that elephants will traverse from a non-surveyed to a surveyed area in the night and you miss them, or vise versa.
- One uninformed individual can ask more questions than dozen of vise men can answer.
- Anything on the left side of your body is processed in the right hemisphere, and vise versa.
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