1. extremely tight and strong, like the grip of a vise

Examples

• The wrestler had a viselike grip on his opponent’s arm.
• She felt a viselike pressure in her chest during the panic attack.
• The coach’s viselike handshake left my fingers numb.
• The python’s viselike coils tightened around its prey.
• He held the rope with a viselike grasp to prevent himself from falling.
• The headache created a viselike sensation around her temples.