vice
IPA: vˈaɪs
noun
- Bad or immoral behaviour.
- (law) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
- A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
- A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
- (architecture) A winding or spiral staircase.
- (obsolete) A grip or grasp.
- One who acts in place of a superior.
- A surname.
- (law enforcement, slang) Clipping of vice squad. [(law enforcement, criminology) A police section specialized in vice crimes.]
- (UK) Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”) [(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.]
verb
- Alternative spelling of vise (“to hold or squeeze with a vice”) [To clamp with or as with a vise.]
adjective
- in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
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Examples of "vice" in Sentences
- What do you think is the vice
- I admit that I have several vices.
- He lists vainglory as a capital vice.
- Everyone has vice that they want to hide.
- He is known for his vice around the town.
- He is the vice president of the reformist party.
- Incapacity declared by Vice President and Cabinet.
- The president appoints Petty as the vice president.
- The vice of the Sodomites is an unparalleled enormity.
- Pride is a vice, the opposite of the virtue of humility.
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