breeze² v also brieze EDD ~ v² 'press, bear upon' Ha Do So, cp brize v 1 'press heavily, bear a weight on' Ha W SO; BOSWORTH-TOLLER brysan 'to bruise.' To lean, press down on, apply pressure to.
   1937 DEVINE 11 ~ To lean hard on, to press down with a lever or prise. 1955 ENGLISH 32 Brieze—to press down firmly. T 222-66 They called a doctor, and when he was examining her she said, 'For God's sake, doctor, don't breeze down on I.' T 222-67 Come here and breeze down on this plank while I nails it good. C 71-111 If we couldn't get our pencils to write dark enough my mother would say, 'You're not briezing hard enough.'

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