vice
🇺🇸
/vaɪs/
🇬🇧
/vaɪs/
noun
C1
Illegal activities involving sex or drugs
The police vice unit works to stop illegal activities like gambling and drug use.
R
Bad or immoral behavior; a personal bad habit
Eating too much candy is my only vice.
R
A tool that holds objects tightly in place for work
He used a vice to hold the wood steady while cutting it.
translation
Illegal activities involving sex or drugs; Bad or immoral behavior; a personal bad habit; A tool that holds objects tightly in place for work
Word Forms
Plural
vices