HAZED

Verb

hazed

simple past tense and past participle of haze

Adjective

hazed (comparative more hazed, superlative most hazed)

Affected by haze; hazy.

(of a photograph) Clouded, especially due to accidental exposure to light.

(Australia, slang) Drunk.

Synonyms

• (affected by haze): cloudy, foggy; see also nebulous

• (clouded): blurry, overexposed; see also indistinct

• (drunk): See drunk

Source: Wiktionary


HAZE

Haze, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. höss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. aézen, ézen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.]

Definition: 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.

Haze, v. i.

Definition: To be hazy, or tick with haze. Ray.

Haze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hazing.] [Also haze.] Etym: [Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr. has hough, OD. hæssen 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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