feeze

Meaning

Verb

1. To screw; twist; tighten or loosen by screwing.
2. To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A state of fretful excitement or worry.
2. (obsolete) A rush, impetus, or violent movement.
3. (obsolete) A running start or run-up, as for a leap; used in the expression "to fetch one's feeze".
4. (obsolete) A device for wedging items into a tight space.

Synonyms

alarm

beat

frighten

rush

screw

Translations

last hebben van

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fiːz/

Etymology

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.