fuzz Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
    hair; tomentum.
    • peach fuzz
  2. noun uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
    pig; cop; copper; bull.
  3. noun a hazy or indistinct representation
    blur.
    • it happened so fast it was just a blur
    • he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz
  4. noun the first beard of an adolescent boy

WordNet

Fuzz transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To make drunk. Obs. Wood.
Fuzz noun
Etymology
Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.
Definitions
  1. Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter.
Fuzz intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To fly off in minute particles.

Webster 1913