ghost

/ɡˈə‍ʊst/

/ˈɡoʊst/

Ghost

a representation or manifestation of a haunting experience in one's mind

synonyms : shade

a suggestion of some quality

synonyms : touch

a dead person's spirit that people believe can be seen

a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else

to ghost

MAIN VERB

move like a ghost

write for someone else

synonyms : ghostwrite

haunt like a ghost; pursue

synonyms : haunt

Examples

1. The old man gave up the ghost.

2. My poor old car finally gave up the ghost.

3. Ours has finally given up the ghost.

4. The piece raises the ghosts of a number of twentieth-century art ideas.