bogey

  1. Noun.  (golf) A score of one over par in golf.
  2. Noun.  One of two sets of wheels under a train car.
  3. Noun.  (British) A bogeyman.
  4. Noun.  (British) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril.
  5. Noun.  (engineering) A representative specimen, taken from the centre a spread of production - a sample with bogey (typical) characteristics.
  6. Noun.  (engineering) a standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
  7. Noun.  (military) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen, and often suspected to be hostile. ''(Also sometimes used as a synonym for bandit - an enemy aircraft)''.
  8. Verb.  (golf) To make a bogey.

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