Definition of "vicelike" []

• Alternative spelling of viselike. (adjective)

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• "The next moment the wretched man had wrenched free from his captors and flung himself at my feet, his arms clutching me about the knees in a vicelike grip as he prayed in a frenzy for mercy."
• "As I came abreast of the girl I made to toss the florin into her violin case but was startled to find my wrist caught in a vicelike grip before I could release the coin."
• "Holding my arms in a vicelike grip, he uses his other hand to frisk me, plucking my gun from my waist and flinging it away."