Definitions
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- adjective Extremely
strong ortight , like avise
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective clamped as in a vise
Etymologies
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Examples
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I weighed my options about which to try removing first: his viselike grip or his razor-sharp teeth.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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When Brandr, Natalya, and Thad stepped forward, Chase set Regin on her feet, still gripping her arm with one viselike fist.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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I weighed my options about which to try removing first: his viselike grip or his razor-sharp teeth.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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When Brandr, Natalya, and Thad stepped forward, Chase set Regin on her feet, still gripping her arm with one viselike fist.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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I weighed my options about which to try removing first: his viselike grip or his razor-sharp teeth.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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He squeezed his eyes shut with the same viselike tension that crushed his heart.
Captured by Moonlight Nancy Gideon 2010
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The large guard grabbed KC with a viselike grip about her left arm, leading her toward the stairs.
The Thieves of Darkness Richard Doetsch 2010
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Cricket, her viselike grip now around my upper arm, steers me toward the portable playpen set up under a patio umbrella.
Good-Bye To All That Margo Candela 2010
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Pat's grip was viselike, yet something in his eyes reached out to Sean.
Atonement 2010
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And when he did, I felt something icy and viselike curl around my heart.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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