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    BOGEY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraftplay

    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 spiritplay

    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 holeplay

    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 parplay

    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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