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Definitioner
Substantiv
- A bad habit.
- A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise).
- (legal) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, or drugs.
- A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
- A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
- (obsolete) A grip or grasp.
Verb
- To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.
Adjektiv
- in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
Prepositioner
- instead of, in place of
Exempel
- From the case of Scholefield v. Robb (1839).
- Fang. An I but fist him once; an a’ come but within my vice,–
- Camillo. As he had seen’t, or been an instrument / To vice you to't, that you have touched his queen / Forbiddenly
- The coachman's hand was viced between his upper and lower thigh.
- vice president
- vice admiral
- A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned.
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