feeze.
A state of worry or alarm.
Meaning & usage
A state of worry or alarm.
A rush, impetus, or a violent impact; also, a rub.
A device for wedging items into a tight space.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English fese, from the verb (see below).
To drive off or away; to make (someone) run, put to flight; to frighten away; compare faze.
To beat; to chastise.
To cause to swing about.
To cause to swing about. To swing about in the wind; to flare (as a candle)
To frighten, put into a state of alarm.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English fesen, from Old English fēsian, fȳsian (“to drive away, put to flight”), variants of fēsan, fȳsan (“to hasten, rush; to incite, stimulate, send forth, drive away”), of disputed origin. Doublet of faze.
To twist or turn with a screw-like motion; to screw.
To insinuate.
To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a thread or rope.
To rub hard; to do a piece of work with passion.
Where this word comes from
From Scots feeze, from Old Scots fize (“screw”, noun), from Dutch vijs (“screw”), from Middle Dutch vise (“screw, windlass, winch”), from Old French vis, viz (“vise, vice”), from Latin vītis (“vine”). Doublet of vice, vise, and withe.
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