26984 words

vice

8 definitions • 13 examples
1
used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them:

Examples:

the vice captain of the team
a vice admiral
2
a moral fault or weakness in someone's character:

Examples:

Greed, pride, envy, and lust are considered to be vices.
mainly humorous My one real vice (= bad habit) is chocolate.
3

Examples:

The chief of police said that he was committed to wiping out vice in the city.
4
a tool with two parts that can be moved together by tightening a screw so that an object can be held firmly between them while it is being worked on:

Examples:

Vices are often used to hold pieces of wood that are being cut or smoothed.
Her hand tightened like a vice around his arm.
5
a moral fault or weakness in a person’s character:

Examples:

His virtues far outnumber his vices.
6
Vice is also immoral behavior.
7
used as part of a title to show the rank of an officer or official of a company or organization, immediately below a president or chairperson:

Examples:

a vice principal
Vice Premier Zhu Rongji
He served as vice chairman of the federal reserve.
There are three vice presidents in that company.
8
used as part of a job title when someone has a position directly below the person in charge:

Examples:

She was made a vice-president.

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