fog

fog ¹

 (fôg, fŏg)

n.

1. Condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limiting visibility.

2.

a. An obscuring haze, as of atmospheric dust or smoke.

b. A mist or film clouding a surface, as of a window, lens, or mirror.

3. A cloud of vaporized liquid, especially a chemical spray used in fighting fires.

4.

a. A state of mental vagueness or bewilderment.

b. Something that obscures or conceals; a haze: shrouded their actions in a fog of disinformation.

5. A blur on a developed photographic image.

v. fogged, fog·ging, fogs

v.tr.

1. To cover or envelop with fog.

2. To cause to be obscured; cloud.

3. To make vague, hazy, or confused: a memory that had been fogged by time.

4. To obscure or dim (a photographic image).

v.intr.

1. To be covered with fog.

2. To be blurred, clouded, or obscured: My glasses fogged in the warm air.

3. To be dimmed or obscured. Used of a photographic image.

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[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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fog′ger n.

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fog ²

 (fôg, fŏg)

n.

1. A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.

2. Tall, coarse grass left standing in fields through the winter.

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[Middle English fogge, tall grass; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]

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fog

(fɒɡ)

n

1. (Physical Geography) a mass of droplets of condensed water vapour suspended in the air, often greatly reducing visibility, corresponding to a cloud but at a lower level

2. (Physical Geography) a cloud of any substance in the atmosphere reducing visibility

3. a state of mental uncertainty or obscurity

4. (Photography) photog a blurred or discoloured area on a developed negative, print, or transparency caused by the action of extraneous light, incorrect development, etc

5. (Chemistry) a colloid or suspension consisting of liquid particles dispersed in a gas

vb, fogs, fogging or fogged

6. to envelop or become enveloped with or as if with fog

7. to confuse or become confused: to fog an issue.

8. (Photography) photog to produce fog on (a negative, print, or transparency) or (of a negative, print, or transparency) to be affected by fog

[C16: perhaps back formation from foggy damp, boggy, from fog²]

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fog

(fɒɡ)

n

(Horticulture)

a. a second growth of grass after the first mowing

b. grass left to grow long in winter

[C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian fogg rank grass]

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fog

(fɒg, fɔg)

n., v. fogged, fog•ging. n.

1. a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.

2. any darkened state of the atmosphere, or the diffused substance that causes it.

3. a state of mental confusion or unawareness; daze.

4. a hazy effect on a developed photographic negative or positive.

5. a mixture consisting of liquid particles dispersed in a gaseous medium.

v.t.

6. to cover or envelop with or as if with fog.

7. to confuse or obscure: The debate just fogged the issue.

8. to bewilder or perplex.

9. to produce fog on (a photographic negative or positive).

v.i.

10. to become enveloped or obscured with or as if with fog.

11. (of a photographic negative or positive) to become affected by fog.

[1535–45; Middle English]

fog′ger, n.

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fog

(fôg)

A dense layer of cloud lying close to the surface of the ground or water.

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foggy, fog - Foggy first meant "covered with a grass; mossy; boggy," as fog first meant "coarse grass" and evolved to mean "thick, murky" in relation to atmosphere.

See also related terms for thick.

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Fog

 

See Also: MIST

1. A churning mass of fog was welling up from the sea like a tidal wave —John Dos Passos
2. Fog closed in like a long sigh —George Garrett
3. Fog … dissolving into the sky like milk in water —Ross Macdonald
4. The fog … floated into the garden like gauze —Ludwig Bemelmans
5. Fog hung above the road like an alien intelligence —Charles Johnson
6. Foggy as London —Robert Traver
7. The fog rolled off the river like a woman rolling off a bed —Marianne Wiggins
8. The fog smothered sounds like an acoustical curtain —Margaret Millar
9. Fog that came like bitter smoke —Stephen Vincent Benét
10. (Pines … wrapped with) fog that moved like bits of cloth in the wind —Shirley Ann Grau
11. A fog wandering like a pilgrim —Patricia Hampl
12. The fog was settling in and became rapidly denser. It was like wading about in dark milk soup —Erich Maria Remarque
13. The fog was thick and strangely white. Like wet bed sheets —Bertold Brecht
14. Haze … like a thin smoke from slowly burning money —Ross Macdonald
15. Night fog thick as terry cloth —Maxine Kumin
16. Puffs of white fog which hung there like frozen cabbage —Donald McCaig
17. There’s a fog at the waists of the trees, like a sash —William Matthews
18. Wreaths of white fog walked like ghosts in the haunted meadow —John Greenleaf Whittier

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fog

Past participle: fogged
Gerund: fogging

Imperative

fog

fog

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fog

A phenomenon that occurs at ground level when very small droplets of water are formed, by condensation, on dust in the air as a result of air cooling rapidly.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fog - droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground aerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas fogbank - a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance) ice fog, pogonip - a dense winter fog containing ice particles mist - a thin fog with condensation near the ground pea-souper, pea soup - a heavy thick yellow fog
	2.	fog - an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance fogginess, murk, murkiness atmospheric state, atmosphere - the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" fug - (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere
	3.	fog - confusion characterized by lack of clarity daze, haze confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
Verb	1.	fog - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" becloud, befog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, mist, cloud conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"

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fog

noun

1. mist, gloom, haze, smog, murk, miasma, murkiness, peasouper (informal) The crash happened in thick fog.

2. stupor, confusion, trance, daze, haze, disorientation He was in a fog when he got up.

verb

1. (sometimes with up) mist over or up, cloud over, steam up, become misty The windows fogged immediately.

2. daze, cloud, dim, muddle, blind, confuse, obscure, bewilder, darken, perplex, stupefy, befuddle, muddy the waters, obfuscate, blear, becloud, bedim His mind was fogged with fatigue.

Related words
fear homichlophobia

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fog

noun

1. A thick, heavy atmospheric condition offering reduced visibility because of the presence of suspended particles:

brume, haze, mist, murk, smaze.

2. A stunned or bewildered condition:

befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, discombobulation, muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, stupefaction, stupor, trance.

verb

To make dim or indistinct:

becloud, bedim, befog, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shadow.

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Translations

ضَبابضَبَابيَكْسو بالضَّباب

mlhazamlžit

tågedis

Nebelverschleiernbeschlagen

ομίχλη

nieblaempañarse

مه

sumu

brouillardbrumeembuervoile

magla

ködködbe borít

kabut

fá á sig móîuòoka

nebbiavelarevelo chimicoannebbiarefoschia

霧

안개

caligonebula

aprasotiapsitraukti rūkunegalintis skristi/plaukti dėl rūkorūkassirena esant rūkui

aizmiglotietīt miglāmigla

mistnevel

tåketåkeleggedogge

mgła

neblinanevoeiro

ceaţăînceţoşaînceţoşat

туманхмарьмгла

hmla

megla

magla

dimmaimma

หมอก

sissislenmekbuğulanmakduman

sương mù

雾雾气笼罩

fog

[fɒg]

A. N

1. (Met) → niebla f

2. (fig) → confusión f
to be in a fog → estar confundido or desconcertado

B. VT

1. (Phot) → velar

2. (= confuse) [+ matter] → enredar, complicar; [+ person] → confundir, ofuscar
to fog the issue → complicar el asunto

3. (also to fog up) [+ spectacles, window] → empañar

C. VI (also to fog up) → empañarse

D. CPD fog bank N → banco m de niebla
fog lamp, fog light N (Aut) → faro m antiniebla
fog signal N → aviso m de niebla

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fog

[ˈfɒg] n → brouillard mfog bank n → banc m de brume

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fog

n

→ Nebel m; I am still in a fog (dated inf) → ich blicke immer noch nicht durch (inf)

(Phot) → (Grau)schleier m

vt

(also fog up or over) mirror, glasses → beschlagen

(Phot) → verschleiern

(fig) to fog the issue → die Sache vernebeln

vi

(also fog up or over: mirror, glasses) → beschlagen

(Phot, negative) → einen Grauschleier bekommen

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fog

:

fog bank

n → Nebelbank f

fogbound

adj ship, plane → durch Nebel festgehalten; airport → wegen Nebel(s) geschlossen; the main road to Edinburgh is fog → auf der Hauptstraße nach Edinburgh herrscht dichter Nebel

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fog

:

foghorn

n (Naut) → Nebelhorn nt; a voice like a fog (inf) → eine dröhnende Stimme

fog lamp, fog light

n → Nebellampe f; (Aut) → Nebelscheinwerfer m; rear fog (Aut) → Nebelschlussleuchte f

fog signal

n (Naut, Rail) → Nebelsignal nt

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fog

[fɒg]

1. n → nebbia

2. vt (lens) → far appannare
to fog the issue (fig) → confondere le cose

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fog

(fog) noun

a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see. I had to drive very slowly because of the fog. mis ضَباب мъгла nevoeiro mlha der Nebel tåge; dis ομίχληniebla udu مه sumu brouillardערפל कोहरा magla köd kabut þoka nebbia 霧 안개 rūkas migla kabus misttåkemgła خمښ، دمه nevoeiro ceaţă deasă, negură туман hmla megla magla dimma หมอก sis 霧 густий туман کہرا sương mù 雾

verb – past tense, past participle fogged –

(usually with up) to cover with fog. Her glasses were fogged up with steam. toewasem يَكْسو بالضَّباب замъглявам enevoar zamlžit (se) beschlagen være tåget θαμπώνωempañarse uduseks tegema مه آلود شدن huurtua embuer לְכַסוֹת בְּעֲרָפֶל कोहरे से घिरना, भ्रम पैदा होना zamagliti (se) ködbe borít berkabut fá á sig móðu annebbiare; appannare 霧でおおう 안개로 뒤덮이다 apsitraukti rūku, aprasoti aizmiglot; ietīt miglā berkabus beslaantåkelegge, dogge, gjøre uklar zamglić تتول، مبهم کول enevoar a (se) înceţoşa затуманивать zahmliť sa zamegliti zamagliti imma igen, hölja i dimma ทำให้เป็นฝ้ามัว buğulanmak, sislenmek 以霧籠罩 затуманювати(ся) دھند سے بھر جانا bao phủ hay bị bao phủ bằng sương mù 雾气笼罩

ˈfoggy adjective

full of, or covered with, fog. It is very foggy tonight. mistig ضَبابي мъглив enevoado mlhavý nebelig tåget; diset ομιχλώδηςnebuloso, brumoso, de niebla udune مه آلود sumuinen brumeuxמעורפל धुंधला, भ्रमपूर्ण maglovit, zamagljen ködös berkabut þokufullur, mistraður nebbioso 霧のかかった 안개가 낀 miglotas, ūkanotas miglains berkabus mistigtåketmglisty, zamglony تت، مبهم، بډلى enevoado ceţos, neguros туманный hmlistý meglen maglovit dimmig มีหมอกมาก sisli 有霧的 туманний دھند سے بھرا có sương mù 有雾的

ˈfog-bound adjective

unable to move or function because of fog. The plane is fog-bound. deur mis vasgekeer; deur mis vertraag طائِرَه غير قادِره على الطيران بسبب الضباب задържан от мъгла preso pelo nevoeiro uvázlý v mlze durch Nebel behindert opholdt på grund af tåge ακινητοποιημένος λόγω ομίχλης inmovilizado por la niebla uduvangis گرفتار در مه sumussa pris dans la brume תְּקוּע בִגלָל הַעֲרָפֶל कोहरे से हुई परेशानी zaustavljen (nepokretan) zbog magle ködben veszteglő terhambat kabut tepptur vegna þoku fermo 霧に閉じこめられた 안개에 쌓인 negalintis skristi/plaukti dėl rūko miglas aizkavēts penuh kabus door mist opgehouden fast/innstilt pga. tåke unieruchomiony przez mgłę له حركت څخه لويدل preso pelo nevoeiro imobilizat din cauza ceţii окутанный туманом uviaznuť v hmle zadržan zaradi megle ometen maglom uppehållen på grund av dimma ที่ไม่สามารถเดินทางไปไหนได้เพราะหมอกลงหนา sis yüzünden hareket edemeyen; sis kaplı 因濃霧而進退不得的 затриманий туманом کہرے کی وجہ سے حرکت نہیں کر پانا không đi được vì sương mù dày đặc 因浓雾而进退不得的

ˈfog-horn noun

a horn used as a warning to or by ships in fog. mishoring بوق تحذير من الضَّباب морска сирена sirene mlhový roh das Nebelhorn tågehorn σειρήνα ομίχλης sirena de niebla udupasun بوق مه sumutorvi corne de brume צוֹפָר עֲרָפֶל कोहरे की सूचना देने का सायरन sirena za maglu ködsziréna terompet kabut þokulúður sirena per la nebbia 霧笛 농무 경적 sirena esant rūkui miglas taure terompet kabus misthoorn tåkelur syrena przeciwmgielna هغه ترم چه دبډل په وخت كى كښتيوته دخبرتيا دپاره وهل كيږى sereia sirenă de avertizare pe timp de ceaţă туманный горн hmlová siréna, hmlový roh (na lodi) zvočni signal (v megli) sirena za maglu mistlur แตรที่ใช้เตือนภัย sis düdüğü 霧角 ревун, туманна сирена کہرے میں جہاز کو خبردار کرنے کے لۓ ایک آلہ còi báo hiệu cho tàu đi trong sương mù 雾角

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fog

→ ضَبَاب mlha tåge Nebel ομίχλη niebla sumu brouillard magla nebbia 霧 안개 mist tåke mgła neblina, nevoeiro туман dimma หมอก sis sương mù 雾

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