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feeze

Pronunciation: /fiːz/

The English word “feeze” has 12 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A state of worry or alarm.
  2. A rush, impetus, or a violent impact; also, a rub.
  3. A device for wedging items into a tight space.

verb

  1. To drive off or away; to make (someone) run, put to flight; to frighten away; compare faze.
  2. To beat; to chastise.
  3. To cause to swing about.
  4. To swing about in the wind; to flare (as a candle)
  5. To frighten, put into a state of alarm.
  6. To twist or turn with a screw-like motion; to screw.
  7. To insinuate.
  8. To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a thread or rope.
  9. To rub hard; to do a piece of work with passion.

Etymology

From Middle English fese, from the verb (see below).

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