Definition of fog
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground
b : a fine spray or a foam for firefighting
2 : a murky condition of the atmosphere or a substance causing it
3a : a state of confusion or bewilderment
spent the morning in a fog
b : something that confuses or obscures
hid behind a fog of rhetoric
4 : cloudiness or partial opacity in a developed photographic image caused by chemical action or stray radiation
fog
verbfogged; fogging
Definition of fog (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to cover, envelop, or suffuse with or as if with fog
fog the barns with pesticide
2 : to make obscure or confusing
accusations which fogged the real issues
3 : to make confused
4 : to produce fog on (something, such as a photographic film) during development
1 : to become covered or thick with fog
2a : to become blurred by a covering of fog or mist
b : to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiation
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The first known use of fog was in 1544
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