verb Download 🔗Share To be or become hazy, or thick with haze. Examples : "The afternoon sun began hazing, making it difficult to see the distant mountains. " weather nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit. Examples : "The older fraternity members were hazing the new pledges by making them do push-ups in the mud. " culture ritual group action military organization tradition society education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work. Examples : "The new employees were hazed by the senior staff, forced to perform tedious tasks like cleaning the entire office overnight. " action group organization society culture inhuman tradition education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line. Examples : "The experienced rider was hazing the steer, ensuring it ran straight for the bulldogger to make his jump. " sport animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military. Examples : "The fraternity was suspended after allegations of hazing emerged, detailing forced drinking and sleep deprivation for new recruits. " culture military society education group tradition inhuman negative suffering action event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading