fog

fog
fog1 [fɔg US fa:g, fo:g] n
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
1.) [U and C]
cloudy air near the ground which is difficult to see through
= ↑mist
thick/dense/freezing fog
▪ We got lost in the thick fog.
▪ It will be a cold night, and there may be fog patches .
▪ A blanket of fog covered the fields.
▪ The fog lifted (=disappeared) in the afternoon.
2.) [singular] informal
a state in which you feel confused and cannot think clearly
▪ My mind was in a fog .
fog of
▪ the fog of tiredness
fog 2
fog2 v past tense and past participle fogged present participle fogging
1.) also fog up [I and T]
if something made of glass fogs or becomes fogged, it becomes covered in small drops of water that make it difficult to see through
= ↑mist up, steamed up ↑steamed up
▪ The windscreen had fogged up.
2.) [T]
to make something less clear
= ↑cloud

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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