ghost

6 definitions • 10 examples

the spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, almost transparent image of that person that some people believe appears to people who are alive:

believe in ghosts Do you believe in ghosts?

haunted by a ghost The gardens are said to be haunted by the ghost of a child who drowned in the river.

a memory, usually of something or someone bad:

ghost of The ghost of the old dictator still lingers on.

to write a book, article, etc. for another person to publish under their own name:

A writer friend of his was ghosting the autobiography of a jockey.

Most of Reagan's newspaper columns were ghosted for him.

to end a relationship with someone suddenly by stopping all communication with them:

Should I message her back or just ghost?

I couldn't understand why I'd been ghosted.

to move somewhere smoothly, quickly and quietly:

They slid through the big gate and ghosted across the park.

The big striker ghosted to the back post and scored.

the spirit of a dead person imagined as visiting the living and usually appearing as a pale, almost transparent form:

There are lots of stories about ghosts.