feeze

Meanings

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.

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.

1. To twist or turn with a screw-like motion; to screw.
2. To insinuate.
3. To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a thread or rope.
4. To rub hard; to do a piece of work with passion.

1. Pronunciation spelling of freeze.

Etymology

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