ghost

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noun \ˈgōst\

Definition of ghost

1 : the seat of life or intelligence : soul give up the ghost
2 : a disembodied soul; especially : the soul of a dead person believed to be an inhabitant of the unseen world or to appear to the living in bodily likeness
3 : spirit, demon
4a : a faint shadowy trace a ghost of a smileb : the least bit not a ghost of a chance
5 : a false image in a photographic negative or on a television screen caused especially by reflection
6 : one who ghostwrites
7 : a red blood cell that has lost its hemoglobin

play \ˈgōst-ˌlīk\ adjective

play \ˈgō-stē\ adjective

Middle English gost, gast, from Old English gāst; akin to Old High German geist spirit, Sanskrit heḍa anger

First Known Use: before 12th century

verb

transitive verb
1 : to haunt like a ghost
2 : ghostwrite ghosted the mayor's autobiography
3 informal : to abruptly cut off all contact with (someone, such as a former romantic partner) by no longer accepting or responding to phone calls, instant messages, etc. No one wants to be ghosted, mostly because it sucks to admit that the person you gushed about last week is now pretending you don’t exist … — Ellen Scott
intransitive verb
1a : to move silently like a ghostb : to sail quietly in light winds
2 : ghostwrite

First Known Use: 1606

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noun

: the soul of a dead person thought of as living in an unseen world or as appearing to living people
: a very small amount or trace

play

noun \ˈgōst\

: the spirit of a dead person thought of as living in an unseen world or as appearing to living people

play

noun \ˈgōst\

: a structure (as a cell or tissue) that does not stain normally because of degenerative changes; specifically : a red blood cell that has lost its hemoglobin