feaze

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Naut. fēz; Slang fēz, fāz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
feaze1  (fēz),USA pronunciation v.t., feazed, feaz•ing. [Naut.]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto untwist (the end of a rope).
  • akin to Dutch vezelen to fray, Middle Dutch veze frayed edge, Old English fæs fringe 1560–70

feaze2  (fēz, fāz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Slang Termsfeeze.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
feaze / fiːz/ ,
  1. a variant of feeze, faze
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
feeze  (fēz, fāz),USA pronunciation n. [Dial.]
  1. Slang Termsa state of vexation or worry.
  2. Slang Termsa violent rush or impact.
Also, feaze. 
  • 1350–1400; Middle English fese blast, rush, fesen to drive, chase, frighten; compare Old English (Anglian) fēsan, (West Saxon) fȳsan

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
feeze, feaze, feese / fiːz/
  1. (transitive) to beat
  2. to drive off
  3. to disconcert; worry
  1. a rush
  2. a state of agitation
Etymology: Old English fēsian
'feaze' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
feazing - feeze

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