vice-like
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vice-like — vice|like BrE viselike, vise like AmE [ˈvaıslaık] adj a vice like grip a very firm hold or a very strong pain ▪ He grabbed my neck in a viselike grip … Dictionary of contemporary English
vice-like — Ⅰ. vice [1] ► NOUN 1) immoral or wicked behaviour. 2) criminal activities involving prostitution, pornography, or drugs. 3) an immoral or wicked personal characteristic. 4) a weakness of character; a bad habit. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin… … English terms dictionary
vice-like — vice ,like adjective holding or squeezing you very tightly in a painful way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vice-like — UK US adjective holding or squeezing you very tightly in a painful way Thesaurus: physically painful and describing painhyponym … Useful english dictionary
vice|like — «VYS LYK», adjective. Especially British. viselike … Useful english dictionary
vice-like — UK / US adjective holding or squeezing you very tightly in a painful way … English dictionary
vice — S3 [vaıs] n [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin vitium fault, vice ] 1.) [U] criminal activities that involve sex or drugs ▪ the fight against vice on the streets ▪ The police have smashed a vice ring (=a group of criminals… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vice — S3 [vaıs] n [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin vitium fault, vice ] 1.) [U] criminal activities that involve sex or drugs ▪ the fight against vice on the streets ▪ The police have smashed a vice ring (=a group of criminals… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vice — Ⅰ. vice [1] ► NOUN 1) immoral or wicked behaviour. 2) criminal activities involving prostitution, pornography, or drugs. 3) an immoral or wicked personal characteristic. 4) a weakness of character; a bad habit. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin… … English terms dictionary
vice — 01. His only [vice] is his great fondness for expensive wines. 02. Of my many [vices], I think smoking will be the most difficult to quit. 03. My husband insists that having a glass of wine every night is a [vice], but I think it s just a… … Grammatical examples in English
