4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Haze \Haze\, n. [Cf. Icel. h["o]ss gray; akin to AS hasu,
heasu, gray; or Armor. a['e]zen, ['e]zen, warm vapor,
exhalation, zephyr.]
Light vapor or smoke in the air which more or less impedes
vision, with little or no dampness; a lack of transparency in
the air; hence figuratively, obscurity; dimness.
O'er the sky The silvery haze of summer drawn.
--Tennyson.
Above the world's uncertain haze. --Keble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Haze \Haze\, v. i.
To be hazy, or tick with haze. --Ray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Haze \Haze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hazed}; p. pr & vb n.
{Hazing}.] [Also {haze}.] [Cf. Sw haza to hamstring, fr has
hough, OD h[ae]ssen ham.]
1. To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or
difficult work
2. To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks
upon to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of
college students; as the sophomores hazed a freshman.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
haze
n 1: atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced
visibility
2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: {daze}, {fog}]
v : harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in
military institutions
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