ghost (g st)n. 1. The spirit of a dead person, especially one believed to appear in bodily likeness to living persons or to haunt former habitats. 2. The center of spiritual life; the soul. 3. A demon or spirit. 4. A returning or haunting memory or image. 5. a. A slight or faint trace: just a ghost of a smile. b. The tiniest bit: not a ghost of a chance. 6. A faint, false image, as: a. A secondary image on a television or radar screen caused by reflected waves. b. A displaced image in a photograph caused by the optical system of the camera. c. A false spectral line caused by imperfections in the diffraction grating. d. A displaced image in a mirror caused by reflection from the front of the glass. 7. Informal A ghostwriter. 8. a. A nonexistent publication listed in bibliographies. b. A fictitious employee or business. 9. Physiology A red blood cell having no hemoglobin. v. ghost·ed, ghost·ing, ghosts v.intr. 1. Informal To engage in ghostwriting. 2. To move noiselessly like a ghost: "Two young deer ghosted out of the woods" (Nancy M. Debevoise). v.tr. 1. To haunt. 2. Informal To ghostwrite: was hired to ghost the memoirs of a famous executive. [Middle English gost, from Old English g  st, breath, spirit.]ghost  y adj. |
ghost [gəʊst]
n
1. the disembodied spirit of a dead person, supposed to haunt the living as a pale or shadowy vision; phantom Related adj spectral
2. a haunting memory the ghost of his former life rose up before him
3. a faint trace or possibility of something; glimmer a ghost of a smile
4. the spirit; soul (archaic, except in the phrase the Holy Ghost)
5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics
a. a faint secondary image produced by an optical system
b. a similar image on a television screen, formed by reflection of the transmitting waves or by a defect in the receiver
6. (Linguistics) See ghost word
7. (Library Science & Bibliography) Also called ghost edition an entry recorded in a bibliography of which no actual proof exists
8. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) See ghostwriter
9. (modifier) falsely recorded as doing a particular job or fulfilling a particular function in order that some benefit, esp money, may be obtained a ghost worker
give up the ghost
a. to die
b. (of a machine) to stop working
vb
1. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) See ghostwrite
2. (tr) to haunt
3. (intr) to move effortlessly and smoothly, esp unnoticed he ghosted into the penalty area
[Old English gāst; related to Old Frisian jēst, Old High German geist spirit, Sanskrit hēda fury, anger]
ghostlike adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  ghost - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" |
| 2. | ghost - a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else | |
| 3. | ghost - the visible disembodied soul of a dead person poltergeist - a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder revenant - someone who has returned from the dead | |
| 4. |  ghost - a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"proffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" | |
| Verb | 1. | ghost - move like a ghost; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| 2. | ghost - haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her" preoccupy - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else" | |
| 3. | ghost - write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?" authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" author - be the author of; "She authored this play" |
ghost
noun
Quotations
"Ghost stories appeal to our craving for immortality. If you can be afraid of a ghost, then you have to believe that a ghost may exist. And if a ghost exists then oblivion might not be the end" [Stanley Kubrick]
"Even the living were only ghosts in the making" [Pat Barker The Ghost Road]
"Ghost stories appeal to our craving for immortality. If you can be afraid of a ghost, then you have to believe that a ghost may exist. And if a ghost exists then oblivion might not be the end" [Stanley Kubrick]
"Even the living were only ghosts in the making" [Pat Barker The Ghost Road]
Translations
ghost [gəʊst]
A. N → fantasma m, espectro m (TV) → imagen f fantasma
Holy Ghost (Rel) → Espíritu m Santo
he hasn't the ghost of a chance → no tiene la más remota posibilidad
she managed the ghost of a smile → consiguió esbozar un amago de sonrisa
to give up the ghost (= die) → entregar el alma (hum) [car, washing machine, etc] → pasar a mejor vida
Holy Ghost (Rel) → Espíritu m Santo
he hasn't the ghost of a chance → no tiene la más remota posibilidad
she managed the ghost of a smile → consiguió esbozar un amago de sonrisa
to give up the ghost (= die) → entregar el alma (hum) [car, washing machine, etc] → pasar a mejor vida
B. VT [+ book] → escribir por otro
an autobiography ghosted by Peters → una autobiografía escrita por el negro Peters
an autobiography ghosted by Peters → una autobiografía escrita por el negro Peters
ghost
ghost in cpds → Geister-;
n
(fig) with the ghost of a smile → mit dem Anflug eines Lächelns; she gave the ghost of a smile → sie lächelte zaghaft; I don’t have or stand the ghost of a chance → ich habe nicht die geringste Chance
to give up the ghost (dated inf) → seinen or den Geist aufgeben
(TV: also ghost image) → Geisterbild nt
(= writer) → Ghostwriter m
vi to ghost for somebody → jds Ghostwriter sein
vt to be ghosted → von einem Ghostwriter geschrieben sein; to have something ghosted → sich (dat) → etw von einem Ghostwriter schreiben lassen; to ghost somebody’s books/speeches → für jdn Bücher/Reden (als Ghostwriter) schreiben
ghost in cpds → Geister-;
ghost story
n → Geister- or Gespenstergeschichte f
ghost town
n → Geisterstadt f
ghost train
n (Brit, at funfair) → Geisterbahn f
ghostwriter
n → Ghostwriter m
ghost [gəʊst]
ghost [gəʊst]
1. n → fantasma m, spettro
the ghost of a smile (fig) → una parvenza di sorriso
he hasn't the ghost of a chance (fig) → non ha la minima possibilità
the ghost of a smile (fig) → una parvenza di sorriso
he hasn't the ghost of a chance (fig) → non ha la minima possibilità
2. vt (book) → scrivere per conto di altri
ghost [gəʊst]
1. n → fantasma m, spettro
the ghost of a smile (fig) → una parvenza di sorriso
he hasn't the ghost of a chance (fig) → non ha la minima possibilità
the ghost of a smile (fig) → una parvenza di sorriso
he hasn't the ghost of a chance (fig) → non ha la minima possibilità
2. vt (book) → scrivere per conto di altri
n ghost [gəust]
a spirit, usually of a dead person Do you believe in ghosts?; Hamlet thought he saw his father's ghost. spook شَبَح призрак duch ånd; spøgelse der Geist φάντασμα fantasma vaim, tont روح aave fantôme רוח רפאים भूत duh, prikaza szellem hantu draugur, afturganga fantasma 幽霊 유령 dvasia, šmėkla, vaiduoklis parādība; rēgs; spoks hantu spook spøkelse, gjenferd duch fantasma fantomă привидение duch duh duh spöke, vålnad ผี hayalet 鬼魂 привид بھوت ma 幽灵；鬼
adj ghostly
of or like a ghost or ghosts a ghostly figure. spookagtige شَبَحي призрачен přízračný åndelig; spøgelsesagtig; spøgelses- geisterhaft που μοιάζει με φάντασμα fantasmagórico tontlik روح مانند aavemainen fantomatique של רוח רפאים प्रेतरूपी poput duha kísérteties seperti hantu draugalegur spettrale 幽霊のような 유령 같은 vaiduokliškas, šmėkliškas rēgains; spokains seperti hantu spookachtig spøkelsesaktig upiorny fantasmal fantomatic похожий на привидение hrôzostrašný kot duh sablasan spöklik, spök- เหมือนผี hayalet gibi 鬼魂(般)的 схожий на привид; примарний بھوت سے متعلق thuộc hoặc là ma 鬼的；幽灵似的
give up the ghost
to die. die gees gee يَموت умирам vypustit duši opgive ånden den Geist aufgeben παραδίδω το πνεύμα entregar el alma hinge heitma مردن menettää henkensä rendre l'âme למות मरना ispustiti dušu kileheli a lelkét mati draugalega rendere l'anima 死ぬ 죽다 paskutinį kvapą išleisti izlaist garu; nomirt mati de geest geven oppgi ånden, dø wyzionąć ducha morrer a muri испустить дух vypustiť dušu izdihniti umreti ge upp andan ยอมตาย ölmek, can vermek 死 померти متوفی ہو جانا chết 死
ghost → شبح duch spøgelse Geist φάντασμα fantasma kummitus fantôme duh fantasma 幽霊 유령 spook spøkelse duch fantasma привидение spöke ผี hayalet ma 鬼
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