bogey
/ˈbəʊɡi/noun
उच्चारण बोगी
हौवा, डर का कारण
Core word
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[C]
a thing that causes fear, often without reason
हौवा, डर का कारण
- Inflation has become the government's main bogey.
- the old bogey of unemployment
- For many students, the bogey of the English paper is just fear.
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- The politician used the bogey of rising prices to win votes.
- The old bogey of war no longer frightens people there.
Synonyms bugbear bogeyman bête noire dread nightmare
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[C] British, informal
a piece of dried mucus from inside your nose
नाक का सूखा मैल
- The child was picking his bogeys.
- Teachers tell the little ones to use a tissue instead of picking a bogey.
- He wiped a bogey on his sleeve, and his mother scolded him.
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- Babies often get a dried bogey stuck in the nose when the air is dry.
- The nurse told the boy not to pick his bogeys at the table.
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[C]
(in golf) a score of one stroke over the standard score for a hole
(गोल्फ़ में) बोगी
- He made a bogey on the last hole.
- She made a bogey on the third hole but still won the round.
- After a bogey on the fifth hole, he fell behind the leader.
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- She scored a bogey on the par three and a birdie on the next.
- A single bogey cost him the tournament.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bogey (countable noun, fear)
A bogey is something that causes fear, often without good reason. Also spelt bogy.
'Bogey' वह चीज़ है जो डर पैदा करती है, अक्सर बिना ठोस कारण के।
- Mathematics remains a bogey for many students.
- The fear of English is a bogey that practice can remove.
the bogey of + noun
Use of to name what the fear is about.
डर किस बारे में है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- The bogey of unemployment haunts the young.
a bogey (golf)
In golf, a bogey is one stroke over the standard score for a hole.
Golf में bogey का अर्थ है किसी hole पर तय score से एक stroke अधिक।
- He made a bogey on the last hole and lost the match.
bogey vs bogy
Bogey and bogy are both accepted spellings; bogey is more common, and in golf only bogey is used.
Bogey और bogy दोनों वर्तनी मान्य हैं; bogey अधिक प्रचलित है और golf में केवल bogey चलता है।
- The bogy of failure kept him awake all night.
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adjective + bogey
oldpoliticaleconomicfamiliar
- Inflation is the old bogey of every finance minister.
verb + bogey
raisefaceconquerfearexploit
- Leaders often raise the bogey of foreign threat before elections.
bogey + noun
subjectfigureman
- Grammar is a bogey subject for many first-year students.
bogey + preposition
bogey for studentsbogey of inflationbogey in politics
- Grammar is a bogey for many first-year students.
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- For many aspirants, the English section is a bogey, yet it can be mastered.
कई अभ्यर्थियों के लिए English section हौवा है, फिर भी उसमें महारत पाई जा सकती है।
- The teacher helped Radhika overcome her bogey of public speaking.
शिक्षक ने राधिका को मंच पर बोलने के अपने डर से उबरने में मदद की।
- The shopkeepers raised the bogey of price rise to sell more stock.
दुकानदारों ने अधिक माल बेचने के लिए कीमतें बढ़ने का हौवा खड़ा किया।
- The rival team's fast bowler was a bogey for our batsmen.
विरोधी टीम का तेज़ गेंदबाज़ हमारे बल्लेबाज़ों के लिए परेशानी का कारण था।
- Do not let the bogey of failure stop you from trying.
असफलता के डर को अपने प्रयास में बाधा न बनने दें।
- Slowly, the bogey of the interview disappeared as Radhika practised with friends.
दोस्तों के साथ अभ्यास करते-करते राधिका का साक्षात्कार का हौवा धीरे-धीरे मिट गया।
- Some politicians keep the bogey of terror alive to win votes.
कुछ नेता वोट पाने के लिए आतंक के हौवे को ज़िंदा रखते हैं।
- The bogey of the board exams fades once you finish the syllabus.
Syllabus पूरा होते ही board परीक्षा का हौवा कम हो जाता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Maths is a bogey for me since many years.
✓ Maths has been a bogey for me for many years.
Use for (not since) with a length of time, and the present perfect.
समय की अवधि के साथ 'for' आता है, 'since' नहीं, और tense present perfect होता है।
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Synonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse bogey (something that causes fear) and bogie (a set of wheels under a railway carriage, which Indians often use for the coach itself).
Bogey (डर का कारण, हौवा) और bogie (रेल के डिब्बे के नीचे पहियों का ढाँचा, जिसे भारत में अक्सर पूरे डिब्बे के लिए भी बोला जाता है) में भ्रम न करें।