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1. (n.) vice
an immoral or evil habit or practice.
2. vice
immoral conduct; depraved behavior.
3. vice
sexual immorality, esp. prostitution.
4. vice
a personal shortcoming; foible.
5. vice
a fault, defect, or flaw.
6. vice
a physical defect or infirmity.
7. vice
a bad habit, as in a horse.
8. (prep.) vice
instead of; in the place of.
Etymology: (1760–70; < L: abl. of vicis (gen.; not attested in nom.) interchange, alternation)
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| Definition of 'Vice' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) frailty, vice
moral weakness
2. (noun) vice
a specific form of evildoing
"vice offends the moral standards of the community"
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1. (noun) vice
an unhealthy or unpleasant habit
Chocolate and wine are two of my vices.
2. vice
behavior or crimes that are immoral
investigation of vice
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| Definition of 'Vice' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Vice
a defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse
2. (noun) Vice
a moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard, implying a defect of natural character, or the result of training and habits; a harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of vice; the vice of intemperance
3. (noun) Vice
the buffoon of the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes of another, or of Vice itself; -- called also Iniquity
4. (noun) Vice
a kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing. Same as Vise
5. (noun) Vice
a tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements
6. (noun) Vice
a gripe or grasp
7. Vice
in the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned
8. Vice
denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc
9. (verb) Vice
to hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice
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Sense: a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws
The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.
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 Afrikaans: klem, draaibank |
 Arabic: مِلْزَمَه |
 Bulgarian: менгеме |
 Brazilian: torno |
 Czech: svěrák |
 German: der Schraubstock |
 Danish: skruestik |
 Greek: μέγγενη |
 Spanish: torno de banco |
 Estonian: kruustangid |
 Farsi: گیره آهنگری و نجاری |
 Finnish: ruuvipuristin |
 French: étau |
 Hebrew: מֶלחָצַיִים |
 Hindi: व्यसन |
 Croatian: škripac |
 Hungarian: satu |
 Indonesian: tanggam |
 Icelandic: skrúfstykki |
 Italian: morsa, morsetto |
 Japanese: 万力 |
 Korean: 바이스(공구) |
 Lithuanian: spaustuvai,žnyplės |
 Latvian: skrūvspīles |
 Malay: ragum |
 Dutch: bankschroef |
 Norwegian: skrustikke, tang |
 Polish: imadło |
 Portuguese: torno |
 Romanian: menghină |
 Russian: тиски |
 Slovak: zverák |
 Slovenian: primež |
 Serbian: stega |
 Swedish: skruvstäd |
 Thai: คีมจับ |
 Turkish: mengene |
 Taiwanese: 老虎鉗 |
 Ukrainian: лещата |
 Urdu: کسي پرزہ کو مضبوطي سے پکڑ |
 Vietnamese: mỏ cặp, êtô |
 Chinese: 老虎钳 |
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