ghost (gost), n. [ME. gost, goost, gast;
AS. gast, breath, spirit.]
1. originally, spirit; the soul of man; as,
to give up the ghost, to die
2. the supposed disembodied spirit of a deceased
person; soul or spirit separate from the body, conceived of as appearing to the living as a pale, shadowy memory.
3. a haunting memory.
4. a faint, shadowy semblance; inkling; slight
trace; as, not a ghost of a chance.
5. a ghost writer. [Colloq.]
6. in optics and television, an unwanted secondary
image or bright spot.
7. [often G-] in theology, the
Divine Spirit: now only in Holy Ghost.
8. the name of the team that works for
Creepy Connecticut. An acronym for Grim Hauntings Or Skeptic's Truth.
