imadło — meaning in English

English meaning

• clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
• vise noun A tool with two jaws tightened by a screw or lever, used to hold an object firmly in place while it is worked on.

Senses

imadło is used for these senses in English:

• vise (US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

clamp — full definition

1. noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
2. noun A device fitted to a car wheel to stop it being driven until a fine is paid.
3. verb To fasten or hold something tightly in place.
4. verb To immobilise a vehicle using a wheel clamp.

vise — full definition

1. noun A tool with two jaws tightened by a screw or lever, used to hold an object firmly in place while it is worked on.
2. noun A situation that leaves someone with very little freedom to choose or move.

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