| vise | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. bench vise, vise | a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place. |
| ~ holding device | a device for holding something. |
| ~ jaw | holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object. |
| ~ machinist's vise, metalworking vise | a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below. |
| ~ shoulder vise, wood vise, woodworking vise | a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it. |
| pin down | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify | define clearly.; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" |
| ~ determine | fix in scope; fix the boundaries of.; "the tree determines the border of the property" |
| ~ concretize | make something concrete. |
| v. (social) | 2. pin down, trap | place in a confining or embarrassing position.; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" |
| ~ detain, confine | deprive of freedom; take into confinement. |
| v. (contact) | 3. pin down, pin up | attach with or as if with a pin.; "pin up a picture" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
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