fog1
n.
- a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility.
▸Photography cloudiness obscuring the image on a developed negative or print.
- a state or cause of perplexity or confusion.
v.
(fogs, fogging, fogged)
- cover or become covered with steam.
▸Photography make (a film, negative, or print) obscure or cloudy.
- bewilder or puzzle.
- treat with something, especially an insecticide, in the form of a spray.
Etymology
C16: perh. a back-form. from foggy.
fog2
n.
the grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken.
Etymology
ME: origin uncertain; perh. rel. to Norw. fogg.