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feeze

noun \ˈfēz, ˈfāz\

Definition of FEEZE

1
chiefly dialect :  rush
2
dial :  a state of alarm or excitement
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Origin of FEEZE

Middle English veze, from fesen, vesen to drive away — more at faze
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with FEEZE

breeze, cheese, ease, freeze, frieze, jeez, lees, please, res, seize, sneeze, squeeze, tease, tweeze, wheeze

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