Definition of haze

• n. - 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.
• v. i. - To be hazy, or tick with haze.
• v. t. - To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work.
• v. t. - 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.