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vice

1. n. A bad habit.

Gluttony is a vice, not a virtue.

2. n. (legal) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, or drugs.

3. n. 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.

4. n. A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise).

5. n. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.

6. n. (obsolete) A grip or grasp.

7. n. (architecture) A winding or spiral staircase.

8. v. To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.

9. adj. in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank

vice president

vice admiral

10. prep. instead of, in place of

A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned.