feeze

American

[feez, feyz] / fiz, feɪz /

Or feaze

noun

Dialect.

a state of vexation or worry.
a violent rush or impact.

feeze British

/ fiːz /

verb

(tr) to beat
to drive off
to disconcert; worry

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noun

a rush
a state of agitation

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Etymology

Origin of feeze

1350–1400; Middle English fese blast, rush, fesen to drive, chase, frighten; compare Old English (Anglian) fēsan, ( West Saxon ) fȳsan

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