Hase

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hase \Hase\ (h[=a]z), v. t. [Obs.]
     See {Haze}, v. t.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Haze \Haze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hazed} (h[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Hazing}.] [Also {hase}.] [Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr.
     has hough, OD. h[ae]ssen ham.]
     1. To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or
        difficult work.
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     2. To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks
        upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of
        college students, as an initiation rite into a fraternity
        or other group; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman.
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