Haze

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To be hazy, or tick with haze.

II. Haze ·vt To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work.

III. Haze ·vt 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.

IV. Haze ·noun 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.