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haze 1
(hāz)n.
1.
a. Atmospheric moisture, dust, smoke, and vapor that diminishes visibility.
b. A partially opaque covering: Let the polish dry to a haze before buffing it.
2. A vague or confused state of mind.
intr.v. hazed, haz·ing, haz·es
To become misty or hazy; blur.
[Probably back-formation from hazy.]
haze 2
(hāz)tr.v. hazed, haz·ing, haz·es
1. To persecute or harass with meaningless, difficult, or humiliating tasks.
2. To initiate, as into a college fraternity, by exacting humiliating performances from or playing rough practical jokes upon.
[Perhaps from obsolete haze, to frighten, from obsolete French haser, to annoy, from Old French.]
haz′er n.
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haze
(heɪz)n
1. (Physical Geography) meteorol
a. reduced visibility in the air as a result of condensed water vapour, dust, etc, in the atmosphere
b. the moisture or dust causing this
2. obscurity of perception, feeling, etc
vb
(when: intr, often foll by over) to make or become hazy
[C18: back formation from hazy]
haze
(heɪz)vb (tr)
1. chiefly US and Canadian to subject (fellow students) to ridicule or abuse
2. (Nautical Terms) nautical to harass with humiliating tasks
[C17: of uncertain origin]
ˈhazer n
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haze1
(heɪz)n., v. hazed, haz•ing. n.
1. an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles giving the air an opalescent appearance.
2. vagueness or obscurity, as of the mind, perception, etc.
v.t., v.i. 3. to make or become hazy.
[1700–10; perhaps n. use of Middle English *hase, Old English hasu, variant of haswa ashen, dusky. compare hazy]
haze2
(heɪz)v.t. hazed, haz•ing.
1. to subject (freshmen, newcomers, etc.) to abusive or humiliating tricks and ridicule.
2. to harass with unnecessary or disagreeable tasks.
[1670–80; perhaps < Middle French haser to irritate, annoy]
haz′er, n.
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haze
Past participle: hazed
Gerund: hazing
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| Noun | 1. |  haze - atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibilityaerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas |
| 2. | haze - confusion characterized by lack of clarity confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" | |
| Verb | 1. | haze - become hazy, dull, or cloudy |
| 2. | haze - harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions |
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haze
noun mist, film, cloud, steam, fog, obscurity, vapour, smog, dimness, smokiness Dan smiled at him through a haze of smoke and steaming coffee.
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Translations
ضباب رَقيقيَقومُ بِخِدَعٍ على طُلاب الكُليَّه
dělat si legraci zkouřmooparšikanovat
disdrillelave sjov medmobbetåge
mistur, òokumóîa
dūmaka
ponižovaťšikanovať
meglica
fena şakalarla üzmekhafif sispus
haze
1 [heɪz] N1. (= mist) → bruma f, neblina f; (in hot weather) → calina f, calima f
a haze of tobacco smoke filled the room → el cuarto estaba lleno de humo de tabaco
a haze of tobacco smoke filled the room → el cuarto estaba lleno de humo de tabaco
2. (fig) she spent most of her life in a haze of alcohol → pasaba la mayor parte de su vida embotada por el alcohol
to be in a haze (fig) → andar atontado or aturdido
to be in a haze (fig) → andar atontado or aturdido
haze
2 [heɪz] VT (US) → gastar novatadas aCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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haze
n
(fig) he/his mind was in a haze (= confused) → er war vollkommen verwirrt; in a haze of alcohol → vom Alkohol benebelt (inf)
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haze1
(heiz) noun a thin mist. The mountains were dim through the haze.
ˈhazy adjective1. misty. a hazy view of the mountains.
2. not clear or certain. a hazy idea; I'm a bit hazy about what happened.
ˈhaziness nounhaze2
(heiz) verb (American) to play tricks on new college students, army recruits etc or make them perform humiliating tasks.
hazing noun the initiaition of newcomers. The army now forbids the hazing of new recruits.
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