Definitions for Goose
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goosenoun

   web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

2. fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zanynoun

   a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

3. gooseverb

   flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)

4. gooseverb

   pinch in the buttocks

   "he goosed the unsuspecting girl"

5. gooseverb

   prod into action

6. gooseverb

   give a spurt of fuel to

   "goose the car"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goosenoun

   Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, bigger than a duck

   There is a flock of geese on the pond.

2. goosenoun

   The flesh of the goose used as food.

3. goosenoun

   A stupid person

4. goosenoun

   A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.

5. gooseverb

   To sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks. Derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters.

6. gooseverb

   To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.

7. gooseverb

   Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not pre-booked a cab. This is unauthorised under UK licensing conditions.

8. Etymology: gos, from gans, from ǵʰans (compare West Frisian goes, North Frisian göis (also Fering-Öömrang dialect gus; Sölring dialect guus; Heligoland dialect gus), Dutch gans, German Gans, Danish gås, Swedish gås, Norwegian gås, Icelandic gæs, Irish gé, Latin anser, Latvian zoss, Russian гусь, Albanian gatë, Ancient Greek χήν, Avestan
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   0B01, Sanskrit हंस).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GOOSEnoun

   plural geese.

   Etymology: gos , Saxon; goes, Dutch; gawe, Erse, sing. gewey, plural.

   1. A large waterfowl proverbially noted, I know not why, for foolishness.

   Thou cream-faced lown,
   Where got’st thou that goose look? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Since I pluckt geese, play’d truant, and whipt top, I knew not what ’twas to be beaten ’till lately. William Shakespeare.

   Smile you my speeches, as I were a fool?
   Goose, if I had you upon Sarum plain,
   I’d drive ye cackling home to Comelot. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Birds most easy to be drawn are waterfowl; as the goose and swan. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   Nor watchful dogs, nor the more wakeful geese,
   Disturb with nightly noise the sacred peace. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. A taylor’s smoothing iron.

   Come in, taylor: here you may roast your goose. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goose

   Generic Substation Events (GSE) is a control model defined as per IEC 61850 which provides a fast and reliable mechanism of transferring event data over entire electrical substation networks. When implemented, this model ensures the same event message is received by multiple physical devices using multicast or broadcast services. The GSE control model is further subdivided into GOOSE (Generic Object Oriented Substation Events) and GSSE (Generic Substation State Events).

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1. goose

   A goose is a large water bird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. They are known for their distinct honking noise and they are typically white, grey or black in color. Geese are herbivores, usually grazing for food in open grassy areas near water, and are often migratory, flying in a "V" formation to breeding or wintering grounds. They are also well-known for being protective of their young. The term "goose" is generally used to refer to the females while males are often referred to as "ganders".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goosenoun

   any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinae, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres

2. Goosenoun

   any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose

3. Goosenoun

   a tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose

4. Goosenoun

   a silly creature; a simpleton

5. Goosenoun

   a game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted

6. Etymology: [OE. gos, AS. gs, pl. gs; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. gs, Dan. gaas, Sw. gs, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. hasa. 233. Cf. Gander, Gannet, Ganza, Gosling.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goose

   Geese are waterfowl belonging to the tribe Anserini of the family Anatidae. This tribe comprises the genera Anser, Branta and Chen. A number of other birds, mostly related to the shelducks, have "goose" as part of their name. More distantly related members of the Anatidae family are swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goose

   gōōs, n. (pl. Geese) a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger and stronger: a tailor's smoothing-iron, from the likeness of the handle to the neck of a goose: a stupid, silly person: a game of chance once common in England, in which the players moved counters forward from one compartment on a board to another, the right to a double move being secured when the card bearing the picture of a goose was reached.—v.t. (slang) to hiss off the stage.—ns. Goose′-cap, a silly person; Goose′-corn, a coarse rush; Goose′-egg, a zero, denoting a miss or failure to score at an athletic or other contest; Goose′-fish, a common name in America for the angler-fish (see Angler); Goose′-flesh, a puckered condition of the skin, like that of a plucked goose, through cold, fear, &c.; Goose′-foot, pigweed; Goose′-grass, a species of Bedstraw (q.v.), a common weed in hedges and bushy places in Britain, Europe, and America; Goose′-neck, an iron swivel forming the fastening between a boom and a mast: a bent pipe or tube with a swivel-joint; Goose′-quill, one of the quills or large wing-feathers of a goose, used as pens; Goos′ery, a place for keeping geese: stupidity; Goose′-skin, a kind of thin soft leather; Goose′-step (mil.), the marking of time by raising the feet alternately without making progress; Goose′-wing, one of the clews or lower corners of a ship's mainsail or foresail when the middle part is furled or tied up to the yard.—adj. Goose′-winged, having only one clew set: in fore-and-aft rigged vessels, having the mainsail on one side and the foresail on the other, so as to sail wing-and-wing.—n. Goos′ey, a goose: a blockhead. [A.S. gós; Ice. gás, Ger. gans, L. anser, Gr. chēn, Sans. hamsa.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goose

   A type of aquatic bird.

   Goose are found in many countries around the world, they are a beautiful bird.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2017  

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goose

   The tailor’s smoothing iron, from the resemblance of its handle to the neck of a goose.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GOOSE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Goose is ranked #120187 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Goose surname appeared 144 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Goose.
   
   63.8% or 92 total occurrences were White.
   24.3% or 35 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   5.5% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   4.8% or 7 total occurrences were Black.

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1. • Anseriform Bird
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How to pronounce Goose?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Goose in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Goose in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Goose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Goose in a Sentence

1. Charles Foundyller of Daratech, from 8/14/92 Wall St Journal:

   Everyone realized that Computervision stock was the golden goose. But one grabbed the leg, another grabbed a wing, another got the neck, all pulling hard, and they realize now they could kill the goose if they keep this up.

2. Nick Murero:

   Wild animals are important to the local and national economy. Killing them is just like killing the goose that lays golden eggs.

3. Bob Yawger:

   At some point in time, the fact you have a heavy load of barrels come online that wasn't there a few weeks ago, that's going to kill the golden goose.

4. Neama Rahmani:

   If they provided false information to law enforcement that let Brian laundry take off and get a week head start, or if the parents sent law enforcement on a wild goose chase, searching the preserve when he wasn't there, there's certainly a basis to charge them.

5. Quil Lance:

   Charleston County Mayor Joseph Riley said. What motivated the gunman is not yet clear, but his monstrous act took the lives of nine people who prayed, worked and struggled on behalf of their community and their church. Related ImageExpand / ContractSharonda Coleman-Singleton, was a speech therapist and girls ’ track and field team at Goose Creek High School. ( Courtesy : Charleston Post and Courier) Cynthia Hurd, 54, was a branch manger in the Charleston County Public Library -RRB- system, where Cynthia Hurd was so revered from a career spanning 31 years that all city branches were closed in Cynthia Hurd honor Thursday. Cynthia Hurd was a tireless servant of the community who spent Cynthia Hurd life helping residents, making sure they had every opportunity for an education and personal growth, the library system said in a statement. Cynthia Hurd loss is incomprehensible, and we ask for prayers for Cynthia Hurd family, her co-workers, her church and this entire community as we come together to face this tragic loss. Related ImageExpand / ContractCynthia Hurd was a librarian who worshiped at the venerable church. ( Charleston County Public Library) Quil Lance had retired from Gaillard Center, a performance hall in Charleston County, and been serving as a custodian at the church where Quil Lance worshiped. As big a void as Quil Lance death leaves there, it left an even deeper one in the family Quil Lance held together with love and strength, Quil Lance grandson, Quil Lance, told the Charleston Post and Courier I ’m lost, I ’m lost, granny was the heart of the family. Related ImageExpand / ContractClementa Pinckney was a beloved pastor and respected lawmaker before he was gunned down in his own church Wednesday night. ( Grace Beahm/The Charleston Post and Courier via AP).

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Goose
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Goose
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Goose
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Goose
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Goose
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Goose
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Goose
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html