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Webster 1913 Edition

Fog

Fog

(fŏg)
,
Noun.
[Cf. Scot.
fog
,
fouge
, moss,
foggage
rank grass, LL.
fogagium
, W.
ffwg
dry grass.]
(Agric.)
(a)
A second growth of grass; aftergrass.
(b)
Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter; – called also
foggage
.
[Prov.Eng.]
Halliwell.
Sometimes called, in New England,
old tore
. In Scotland, fog is a general name for moss.

Fog

(fŏg)
,
Verb.
T.
(Agric.)
To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

Fog

(fŏg)
,
Verb.
I.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.
[Obs.]
Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee?
Dryden.

Fog

(fŏg)
,
Noun.
[Dan. snee
fog
snow falling thick, drift of snow, driving snow, cf. Icel.
fok
spray, snowdrift,
fjūk
snowstorm,
fjūka
to drift.]
1.
Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground, and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain. See
Cloud
.
2.
A state of mental confusion.
Fog alarm
,
Fog bell
,
Fog horn
, etc.
,
a bell, horn, whistle or other contrivance that sounds an alarm, often automatically, near places of danger where visible signals would be hidden in thick weather.
–
Fog bank
,
a mass of fog resting upon the sea, and resembling distant land.
–
Fog ring
,
a bank of fog arranged in a circular form, – often seen on the coast of Newfoundland.

Fog

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fogged
(#)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Fogging
(#)
.]
1.
To envelop, as with fog; to befog; to overcast; to darken; to obscure.

Fog

,
Verb.
I.
(Photog.)
To show indistinctly or become indistinct, as the picture on a negative sometimes does in the process of development.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fog

FOG

,
Noun.
1.
A dense watery vapor, exhaled from the earth, or from rivers and lakes, or generated in the atmosphere near the earth. it differs from mist, which is rain in very small drops.
2.
A cloud of dust or smoke.

FOG

,
Noun.
After-grass; a second growth of grass; but it signifies also long grass that remains on land.
Dead grass, remaining on land during winter, is called in New England, the old tore.

Definition 2024

fog

fog

See also: FOG

English

Trees in fog

Noun

fog ‎(countable and uncountable, plural fogs)

  1. (uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
    • 1915, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger, chapter I:
      Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; […].
  2. (uncountable) A mist or film clouding a surface.
  3. A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
    He did so many drugs, he was still in a fog three months after going through detox.‎
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 4, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
      I was on my way to the door, but all at once, through the fog in my head, I began to sight one reef that I hadn't paid any attention to afore.
  4. (photography) A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.
  5. (computer graphics) Distance fog.
Usage notes
  • To count sense thick cloud, bank of fog is usually used.
  • To count sense clouding a surface, foggy patch is usually used.
Synonyms
  • (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision): mist, haze
  • (mist or film clouding a surface): steam
  • (state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion): daze, haze
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

fog ‎(third-person singular simple present fogs, present participle fogging, simple past and past participle fogged)

  1. (intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.
  2. (intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.
    The mirror fogged every time he showered.
  3. (intransitive, photography) To become dim or obscure.
  4. (transitive) To cover with or as if with fog.
    • 1968, Eighth Annual Report, Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg, p 7:
      Fogging for adult mosquito control began on June 4th in residential areas. Until September 25th, the Metro area was fogged eleven times, using nine truck-mounted foggers, eight hand swing foggers, and two boats.
  5. (transitive) To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.
  6. (transitive) To obscure in condensation or water.
    • 2008, United States Congress, House Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity - Foreclosure, Foreclosure Prevention and Intervention: The Importance of Loss Mitigation, page 46:
      Unfortunately, the pendulum has swung way too far to the other end where the saying in the industry is is that if you could fog a mirror, you could get a loan.
  7. (transitive) To make confusing or obscure.
  8. (transitive, photography) To make dim or obscure.
  9. To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.
    • John Dryden
      Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee?
Synonyms
Translations

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain; compare Norwegian fogg.

Noun

fog ‎(uncountable)

  1. A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
  2. (Britain, dialect) Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season; foggage.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
  3. (Scotland) Moss.
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

fog ‎(third-person singular simple present fogs, present participle fogging, simple past and past participle fogged)

  1. (transitive) To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

References

  • fog in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • fog in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfoɡ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *piŋe ‎(“tooth”), the same root from which Finnish pii derives.

Noun

fog ‎(plural fogak)

  1. (anatomy) tooth
    Ez a fog lyukas. - This tooth has a cavity.
  2. tooth, cog
    Egy átlagos hegyikerékpár hátsó fogaskerekein rendre 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 34 fogak vannak. - There are 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24 and 34 teeth on a standard mountain bike's rear sprockets.
  3. tooth (a sharp projection on a saw or similar implement)
    Az egyik foga hiányzik a fűrésznek. - One of the saw’s teeth is missing.
Declension
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative fog fogak
accusative fogat fogakat
dative fognak fogaknak
instrumental foggal fogakkal
causal-final fogért fogakért
translative foggá fogakká
terminative fogig fogakig
essive-formal fogként fogakként
essive-modal — —
inessive fogban fogakban
superessive fogon fogakon
adessive fognál fogaknál
illative fogba fogakba
sublative fogra fogakra
allative foghoz fogakhoz
elative fogból fogakból
delative fogról fogakról
ablative fogtól fogaktól
Possessive forms of fog
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. fogam fogaim
2nd person sing. fogad fogaid
3rd person sing. foga fogai
1st person plural fogunk fogaink
2nd person plural fogatok fogaitok
3rd person plural foguk fogaik
Derived terms

(Compound words):

(Expressions):

Etymology 2

From Proto-Ugric *puŋV- ‎(“to grasp, catch”).[1]

Verb

fog

  1. (transitive) to grasp, grip, hold
    A fiú egy almát fog a kezében. - The boy is holding an apple in his hand.
  2. (transitive) to catch, take, receive
    A macska egeret fogott. - The cat caught a mouse.
    Fogta a pénzt és elment. - He took the money and left.
    Nem tudom fogni az adást a tv-ben. - I can’t receive signals on the TV.
  3. (indicating future) will, going to
    Esni fog. - It will be raining.
Conjugation
Derived terms

(Expressions):

(With verbal prefixes):

  • ráfog
  • visszafog
References
  1. ↑ Starostin's Uralic Database, Entry #1851

Swedish

Noun

fog n (not commonly inflected)

  1. Valid cause, valid reason.
    Hon har fog för sin oro.
    "She has reason to be worried."
  2. (dated) Appropriate manner to proceed.

Derived terms

Noun

fog c

  1. joint, seam
    Fogarna mellan kakelplattorna hade blivit missfärgade med åren.
    "The joints between the glazed tiles had become discoloured with the years."

Declension

Inflection of fog 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fog fogen fogar fogarna
Genitive fogs fogens fogars fogarnas

Derived terms

  • foga
  • fogsvans
  • fogmassa
  • knaka i fogarna

References

Etymology

Origin uncertain; but probably of North Germanic origin, from Danish fog ‎(“spray, shower, drift, storm”), related to Icelandic fok ‎(“spray, any light thing tossed by the wind, snowdrift”), Icelandic fjúka ‎(“to blow, drive”), from Proto-Germanic *feukaną ‎(“to whisk, blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pug- ‎(“billow, bulge, drift”), from *pew-, *pow- ‎(“to blow, drift, billow”). Related to German fauchen ‎(“to hiss”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /fɒɡ/
  • (US) often IPA(key): /fɑɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɒɡ

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