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Definitions for Bogie

[1] Automotive . (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
[2] Railroads . (in Britain) a truck that rotates about a central pivot under a locomotive or car.
[3] British . any low, strong, four-wheeled cart or truck, as one used by masons to move stones. truck1(def 4) .
[4] bogy1.
[5] bogey1(def 3) .
[6] a hobgoblin; evil spirit.
[7] anything that haunts, frightens, annoys, or harasses.
[8] 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.
[9] Military . bogey1(def 3) .
[10] Humphrey (DeForest) Bogie orBogey , 1899–57, U.S. motion-picture actor.
[11] an assembly of four or six wheels forming a pivoted support at either end of a railway coach. It provides flexibility on curves
[12] mainly British a small railway truck of short wheelbase, used for conveying coal, ores, etc
[13] a Scot word for soapbox (def. 3)
[14] a variant spelling of bogey 2
[15] (tr) slang to monopolize or keep (something, esp a marijuana cigarette) to oneself selfishly
[16] Humphrey (DeForest ). nicknamed Bogie . 1899–1957, US film actor: his films include High Sierra (1941), Casablanca (1942), The Big Sleep (1946), The African Queen (1951), and The Caine Mutiny (1954)
[17] a variant spelling of bogey 1 , bogie 1

Words related to Bogie

leprechaun, imp, goblin, gnome, gremlin, puck, elf, brownie, spirit, fay, hob, sprite, siren, enchanter, nymph, pixie, genie, sylph, mermaid

Words nearby Bogie

boggle the mind, boggler, boggy, boghazköy, boghead coal, bogie, bogle, bogman, bognor regis, bogo, bogof

Origin of Bogie

y11830–40; bog, variant of bug2 (noun) + -y2

Word origin for Bogie

artC20: after Humphrey Bogart , on account of his alleged greed for marijuana

Synonyms for Bogie

leprechaun, brownie, elf, fay, gnome, goblin, gremlin, hob, imp, puck, spirit, sprite, nisse