Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
VISE
I. noun see: withy
Date: 1500
any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam, something likened to a vise , viselike adjective
II. transitive verb (vised; vising)
Date: 1602
to hold, force, or squeeze with or as if with a vise