feeze

American  

[feez, feyz] / fiz, feɪz /

Or feaze

noun

Dialect.

1. a state of vexation or worry.

2. a violent rush or impact.

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feeze British  

/ fiːz /

verb

1. (tr) to beat

2. to drive off

3. to disconcert; worry

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noun

1. a rush

2. a state of agitation

Etymology

Origin of feeze

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

Example Sentences

But labor punched back and recently won 12 weeks of paid parental leave and a 3.1 percent pay raise for 2020, despite initial opposition from Trump, who earlier had proposed a pay feeze.

From Washington Post

"The Jet Stream's been falling much lower than in the previous years and we have to keep an insurance premium, you know, a feeze premium in the market, until we get to March," he said.

From Reuters

"A man writes cards during examination to 'feeze the profs'; said cards are 'gumming cards,' and he flops the examination if he gets a good mark by the means."

From Project Gutenberg