the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope.
v. To beat; to chastise; also, to humble; to harass; to worry.
n. A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See feeze.
Word Usage
"Fax prompted no fewer than thirty-three suggested alternatives, mc\uAmgfab, fays, feats, fuzz, feaze, phase, and at least two more that are unknown to lexicography: falx and phase."