FUZZ

fuzz

(noun) the first beard of an adolescent boy

blur, fuzz

(noun) a hazy or indistinct representation; “it happened so fast it was just a blur”; “he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz”

bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig

(noun) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

hair, fuzz, tomentum

(noun) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; “peach fuzz”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

fuzz (countable and uncountable, plural fuzzes)

A frizzy mass of hair or fibre.

Quality of an image that is unclear; a blurred image.

(computing) The random data used in fuzz testing.

A distorted sound, especially from an electric guitar or other amplified instrument.

A state of befuddlement.

Verb

fuzz (third-person singular simple present fuzzes, present participle fuzzing, simple past and past participle fuzzed)

(transitive) To make fuzzy.

(intransitive) To become fuzzy.

(transitive, dated) To make drunk.

(computing) To test a software component by running it on randomly generated input.

(intransitive, dated) To fly off in minute particles with a fizzing sound, like water from hot metal.

Etymology 2

Noun

fuzz (uncountable)

(US, slang, with "the") The police.

Source: Wiktionary

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Fuzz, v. t.

Definition: To make drunk. [Obs.] Wood.

Fuzz, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.]

Definition: Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter. Fuzz ball, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball.

Fuzz, v. i.

Definition: To fly off in minute particles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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