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Meaning of
ghost
in English
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Plural
ghosts
Past Tense
ghosted
Participle Verb
ghosting
Third Person Singular
ghosts
Definitions
Noun
a
spirit
of
the
deceased
;
disembodied
soul
a
faint
or
shadowy
image
a
false
image
in
optical
devices
(
lenses
,
etc
.);
reflection
The
camera
captured
a
ghost
of
a
tree
in
the
background
.
an
unwanted
duplicate
image
on
a
screen
The
old
TV
showed
a
ghost
of
the
previous
channel
.
a
person
writing
on
behalf
of
another
;
anonymous
author
The
politician
hired
a
ghost
to
write
her
autobiography
.
a
fictional
person
for
fraudulent
gain
The
scammer
created
a
ghost
identity
to
deceive
investors
.
an
inactive
online
user
;
disconnected
client
The
server
detected
a
ghost
account
that
had
been
inactive
for
months
.
a
stored
image
of
a
file
or
disk
The
backup
software
created
a
ghost
of
the
entire
hard
drive
.
a
covert
agent
(
in
espionage
)
The
spy
worked
as
a
ghost
for
the
government
agency
.
a
recorded
opponent
in
racing
games
The
gamer
competed
against
a
ghost
of
the
previous
champion
.
a
type
of
pepper
(
ghost
pepper
)
The
farmer
carefully
planted
the
ghost
pepper
seeds
in
the
garden
.
a
pale
species
(
in
names
)
The
biologist
studied
the
ghost
bat
,
a
pale
species
found
in
caves
.
transparent
or
see-through
(
in
species
names
)
The
ghost
orchid
has
transparent
petals
that
reflect
light
.
Verb
to
suddenly
stop
responding
(
on
social
media
,
etc
.)
She
ghosted
me
on
social
media
after
our
argument
.
Compounds / Phrases
ghost shark
grey ghost
ghostwriter
ghostwriting
give up the ghost
ghostwriters
ghost-wrote
ghost-writing
ghostwritten
ghost-written
ghost-writes
yield the ghost
yield up the ghost
ghost-write
ghostwritings
ghost-writings