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BOGEY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft

Synonyms:

bogey; bogie; bogy

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:

Nouns denoting people

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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