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haze1 / hāz/ • n. a slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles. ∎  a tenuous cloud of something such as vapor or smoke in the air: a faint haze of steam. ∎  [in sing.] fig. a state of mental obscurity or confusion: through an alcoholic haze.haze2 • v. 1. [tr.] force (a new or potential recruit to the military, a college fraternity, etc.) to perform strenuous, humiliating, or dangerous tasks: rookies were mercilessly hazed. 2. [tr.] drive (cattle) in a specified direction while on horseback.

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