FOG (fogged, fogging)

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Irregular inflected forms: fogged    , fogging   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does fog mean? 

• FOG (noun)
  The noun FOG has 3 senses:

1. droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

2. an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

3. confusion characterized by lack of clarity

  Familiarity information: FOG used as a noun is uncommon.

• FOG (verb)
  The verb FOG has 1 sense:

1. make less visible or unclear

  Familiarity information: FOG used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("fog" is a kind of...):

aerosol (a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fog"):

fogbank (a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance))

ice fog; pogonip (a dense winter fog containing ice particles)

mist (a thin fog with condensation near the ground)

pea-souper; pea soup (a heavy thick yellow fog)

Derivation:

foggy (filled or abounding with fog or mist)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

fog; fogginess; murk; murkiness

Hypernyms ("fog" is a kind of...):

atmosphere; atmospheric state (the weather or climate at some place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fog"):

fug ((British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere)

Derivation:

fog (make less visible or unclear)

foggy (obscured by fog)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Confusion characterized by lack of clarity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

daze; fog; haze

Hypernyms ("fog" is a kind of...):

confusedness; confusion; disarray; mental confusion; muddiness (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior)

Derivation:

fog (make less visible or unclear)

foggy (indistinct or hazy in outline)

• FOG (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they fog    ... he / she / it fogs   
Past simple: fogged   
Past participle: fogged   
-ing form: fogging   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make less visible or unclear

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

becloud; befog; cloud; fog; haze over; mist; obnubilate; obscure

Context example:

the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley

Hypernyms (to "fog" is one way to...):

conceal; hide (prevent from being seen or discovered)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fog"):

overshadow (cast a shadow upon)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

fog (confusion characterized by lack of clarity)

fog (an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance)

 Context examples 

From out of the fog came the mournful tolling of a bell, and I could see the pilot turning the wheel with great rapidity.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

It was by this time about nine in the morning, and the first fog of the season.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

The fog had now buried all heaven.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Through the fogged glass I dimly saw a man spring up from a chair beside the fire, and heard a sharp cry from within the room.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I’ve seen that room of a morning—well, sir, you’d have thought it was a London fog.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This new analysis also shows that these stars were the only sources needed to clear the "opaque fog" that permeated the early universe.

(First Stars Formed Later Than We Thought, NASA)

In most developed countries, the ubiquitous presence of artificial lights creates a luminous fog that swamps the stars and constellations of the night sky.

(Milky Way now hidden from a third of humanity, NOAA)

They say that early in the planet’s history, the rain would have actually been more like fog, so it would unlikely have made much of an impact on the terrain.

(Heavy Rain May Have Once Fallen on Mars, VOA)

“Well, moonshine is a brighter thing than fog,” said Holmes, laughing.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This was a day of fog, and this day hunger awoke in him again.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)