haze : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: haze	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for haze
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
haze n atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility confusion characterized by lack of clarity Synonym(s): daze, fog, haze v become hazy, dull, or cloudy harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
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[91]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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Haze \Haze\, n. [Cf. Icel. h[94]ss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. a[82]zen, [82]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.