haze

IPA: hˈeɪz

noun

  • Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
  • A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
  • An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
  • (figuratively) Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
  • (uncountable, engineering, packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
  • (countable, brewing) Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Hazel.

verb

  • To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.
  • (US, informal) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.
  • To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.
  • (transitive) In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.
  • (transitive) To use aversive stimuli on (a wild animal, such as a bear) to encourage it to keep its distance from humans.
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