FEEZE


Meaning of FEEZE in English

I. transitive verb

or feaze ˈfēz, ˈfāz

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English fesen, from Old English fēsian; perhaps akin to Norwegian fuse to gush, rush, Old Norse fjūka to be driven by the wind — more at fog

1. obsolete : to drive away : put to flight

2. : faze

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English veze, from fesen, vesen to drive away — more at feeze I

1. now dialect : a violent impact : rush

2. dialect : a state of alarm or excitement

III. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: obsolete Scots fize, n., screw, from Flemish vize, from Middle Dutch vise, from Middle French vis — more at vise

dialect Britain : to tighten by turning : twist

feeze a fiddle string

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