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| haze | |
| 1. sost. (meteorologia) foschia | |
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| haze | |
| 1. subst. Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. |  |
| 2. subst. A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid. | |
| 3. subst. 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. | |
| 4. subst. (figuratively) Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory. | |
| 5. subst. (engineering, packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent. | |
| 6. subst. (brewing) Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine. | |
| 7. v. To be hazy, or thick with haze. | |
| 8. v. (US, informal) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit. | |
| 9. v. To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work. | |
| 10. v. In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line. | |
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