- fog
- fogfog1 [fôg, fäg]n.[prob. < Scand, as in ON fok, Dan (sne)fog, driving snow, Norw dial. fuka, sea mist < IE base * pū-, to puff up, blow, of echoic orig.]1. a large mass of water vapor condensed to fine particles, at or just above the earth's surface; thick, obscuring mist2. a similar mass of smoke, dust, etc. obscuring the atmosphere3. a vaporized liquid, as insecticide, dispersed over a large area4. a state of mental dimness and confusion; blurred, bewildered state5. a grayish area on a photograph or filmvi.fogged, fogging1. to become surrounded or covered by fog2. to be or become blurred, dimmed, or obscuredvt.1. to surround or cover with fog2. to blur; dim; obscure3. to confuse; bewilder4. Slang to hurl (a baseball, etc.)5. to make (a photograph, etc.) grayish in certain areasSYN.- MISTfog2 [fôg, fäg]n.[ME fogge, prob. < Scand as in Norw dial. fogg, long grass in moist place, akin to Ger feucht, damp: see FEN1]1. a new growth of grass after cutting or grazing2. long, rank grass left uncut or left standing3. Scot. moss
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.