viselike
Tight and unyielding
Viselike describes a grip or hold that is extremely tight and unyielding, like the jaws of a vise clamping down on an object: a viselike grip on my arm, viselike pressure in my chest.
The word nearly always modifies grip, hold, or squeeze.
Also spelled vice-like, especially in British English.
Seize or understand
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
hold · seize · grapple · clinch · latch · anchor · fasten · wrest
Forcing into smaller space
- crushCompress with force
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
contraction · force · strain · stress · tension · oppression · constraint · suffocating
Made narrower by pressure
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- tautStretched under tension
- confiningLimiting freedom of movement
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
compressed · squeezed · restrictive · narrow · pinched · cinched · contracted · bound
grasp
Seize or understand
squeeze · hold · seize · grapple · clinch · latch · anchor · fasten · wrest · snatch
compression
Forcing into smaller space
- crushCompress with force
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
compaction · contraction · force · strain · stress · tension · oppression · constraint · suffocating · smothering
constricted
Made narrower by pressure
cramped · compressed · squeezed · restrictive · narrow · pinched · cinched · contracted · bound · clenched
clamp
Device for holding tight
holding · metalworking · woodworking · machinist · carpentry · joinery · screw · lockjaw · gluing · anvil