ghost

ghost1 [ goust ] noun count **

the spirit of a dead person that someone sees or hears:

Do you believe in ghosts?

the ghost of someone: The ghost of a murdered dairymaid is said to walk the farmyard at night.

a/the ghost of something

a slight sign or possibility of something:

the ghost of a smile

a ghost of a chance

give up the ghost HUMOROUS

1. ) to stop trying to do something because your efforts have been unsuccessful

2. ) if a car or other machine gives up the ghost, it stops working completely

3. ) to die

look as if you have seen a ghost

to look very frightened and upset

ghost

ghost 2 [ goust ] verb intransitive or transitive

ghost or ghostwrite to write something for someone else whose name will appear on it as the writer