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BOGEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bogey" is a kind of...):
aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An evil spirit
Synonyms:
bogey; bogie; bogy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bogey" is a kind of...):
evil spirit (a spirit tending to cause harm)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("bogey" is a kind of...):
score (a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)
Derivation:
bogey (to shoot in one stroke over par)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To shoot in one stroke over par
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "bogey" is one way to...):
shoot (throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
bogey ((golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole)
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