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Meaning ofghostin English

ghost

us//gōst//

Pluralghosts
Past Tenseghosted
Participle Verbghosting
Third Person Singularghosts

Definitions

Noun
1. a spirit of the deceased; disembodied soul
2. a faint or shadowy image
3. a false image in optical devices (lenses, etc.); reflection
  The camera captured a ghost of a tree in the background.
4. an unwanted duplicate image on a screen
  The old TV showed a ghost of the previous channel.
5. a person writing on behalf of another; anonymous author
  The politician hired a ghost to write her autobiography.
6. a fictional person for fraudulent gain
  The scammer created a ghost identity to deceive investors.
7. an inactive online user; disconnected client
  The server detected a ghost account that had been inactive for months.
8. a stored image of a file or disk
  The backup software created a ghost of the entire hard drive.
9. a covert agent (in espionage)
  The spy worked as a ghost for the government agency.
10. a recorded opponent in racing games
  The gamer competed against a ghost of the previous champion.
11. a type of pepper (ghost pepper)
  The farmer carefully planted the ghost pepper seeds in the garden.
12. a pale species (in names)
  The biologist studied the ghost bat, a pale species found in caves.
13. transparent or see-through (in species names)
  The ghost orchid has transparent petals that reflect light.
Verb
1. to suddenly stop responding (on social media, etc.)
  She ghosted me on social media after our argument.

Compounds / Phrases

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