单词 | bogy |
释义 | bogy bogy1 /boh"gee/; for 1, 2 also /boog"ee, booh"gee/, n. , pl. bogies. 1. a hobgoblin; evil spirit. 2. anything that haunts, frightens, annoys, or harasses. 3. something that functions as a real or imagined barrier that must be overcome, bettered, etc.: Fear is the major bogy of novice mountain climbers. A speed of 40 knots is a bogy for motorboats. 4. Mil. bogey1 (def. 3). Also, bogey (for defs. 1-3); bogie. [1830-40; bog, var. of BUG (n.) + -Y2] bogy2 /boh"gee/, n. , pl. bogies. bogie1. |
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