haze /heɪz/noun 6verb 5forms 3phrases 1 noun6 •Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)Our hopes, however, soon vanished; for before eight o'clock, the serenity of the sky was changed into a thick haze, accompanied with rain. — 1772 •(figurative) Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.And is it that the haze of grief Hath stretch’d my former joy so great? The lowness of the present state, That sets the past in this relief? — 1850 •A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid. •An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.The soap left a persistent haze on the drinking glasses.The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax. •The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.Haze is listed as a percent value and, typically, is about 1% for meat film. — 1998 •Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.Various clarifying and fining agents are used in winemaking to remove hazes. — 1985 verb5 •(US) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting person, 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.[…] when the young man whirled his horse, “hazed” Jupiter in circles and belaboured him with a rawhide quirt, […] He ceased his cavortings […] — 1920 •To be or become hazy, or thick with haze.Pyramids of clouds now fringed its edge, and the centre had hazed into a sandy mist. — 1907 •In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line. •To use aversive stimuli on (a wild animal, such as a bear) to encourage it to keep its distance from humans. formshazed · hazing · hazes Phrases with haze haze overTo become covered in haze.
