bogie Synonyms
Another word for bogie
• noun (Context 1)
A swiveling wheeled undercarriage or framework mounted beneath a railway locomotive, carriage, or heavy truck to distribute weight and help it navigate curves smoothly.
"The engineers inspected the rear undercarriage of the passenger train after noticing a slight vibration on the curved track."
• noun (Context 2)
A small, low, four-wheeled cart, trolley, or homemade soapbox vehicle without an engine, used for transporting heavy loads or coasting downhill.
"As children, they built a wooden trolley out of old pram wheels and raced it down the village hill."
• noun (Context 3)
An evil or mischievous spirit, goblin, or imaginary monster invoked to frighten children, or any persistent source of fear and annoyance; a bogey.
"Folklore from the border regions is filled with tales of a mischievous bogey lurking in the dark woods."
• noun (Context 4)
A piece of dried nasal mucus (informal or slang).
"The little boy giggled when his sister told him to wipe the bogey off his nose with a tissue."