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Laze

//leɪz// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A language of the Naish subbranch of the Naic group of languages, spoken in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County western Sichuan, China.
Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of lazing. countable

    "I had a laze on the beach after lunch."

  2. 2
    Acidic steam created when super-hot lava contacts salt water. uncountable

    "Moreover, dense laze plumes are known to contain as much as 10 to 15ppm of HCl (USGS, 2008)."

  3. 3
    Laziness. uncountable

    "The laze is real."

Verb
  1. 1
    To be lazy, waste time.

    "Behold by millions how thy men do fall Before Alphonsus like to sillie sheepe. And canst thou stand still lazing in this sort?"

  2. 2
    be idle; exist in a changeless situation wordnet
  3. 3
    To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge.

    "The cat spent the afternoon lazing in the sun."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Back-formation from lazy.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from lazy.

Etymology 3

Blend of lava + haze.

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