Hazing vs Pledge - What's the difference?
hazing | pledge |
(US) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.
To make a solemn promise (to do something).
To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
* 1773 ,
* 1852 , Matthew Arnold, Tristram and Iseult
A solemn promise to do something.
Something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned.
A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but not yet formally approved.
A security to guarantee payment of a debt.
A drinking toast.
A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
As nouns the difference between hazing and pledge
is that hazing is an initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military while pledge is a solemn promise to do something.As a verb pledge is
to make a solemn promise (to do something).hazing
English
(wikipedia hazing)Noun
(en noun)See also
* hell week * praxe * dedovshchinapledge
English
(wikipedia pledge)Verb
(pledg)- HARDCASTLE [Taking the cup.] I hope you'll find it to your mind. I have prepared it with my own hands, and I believe you'll own the ingredients are tolerable. Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir? Here, Mr. Marlow, here is to our better acquaintance. [Drinks.]
- Reach me my golden cup that stands by thee,
- And pledge me in it first for courtesy.
