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1. (n.) goad
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod .
2. goad
anything that pricks, wounds, or urges on like such a stick; stimulus .
3. (v.t.) goad
to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME gode, OE gād; cf. Langobardic gaida spearhead)
Definition of 'goad'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) prod, goad
a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
2. (verb) goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
3. (verb) spur, goad
give heart or courage to
4. (verb) goad
urge with or as if with a goad
5. (verb) goad, prick
stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
6. (verb) needle, goad
goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
"He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
Definition of 'goad'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb) goad
a pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates
2. (verb) goad
to prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate
Sense: to urge or force (a person etc ) to do something by annoying (him etc )
I was goaded into being rude to him.
Afrikaans: aanspoor, aandrywe, prikk
Arabic: يَحُثُّ، يَسْتَحِثُّ
Bulgarian: подтиквам
Brazilian: incitar
Czech: přimět, donutit
German: anstacheln
Danish: ophidse
Greek: εξωθώ
Spanish: incitar, pinchar, provoca
Estonian: õhutama
Farsi: تحریک کردن؛ برانگیختن
Finnish: ärsyttää
French: harceler
Hebrew: לְהָסִית
Hindi: प्रेरित करना
Croatian: potaknuti, prisiliti
Hungarian: ösztökél, felbiztat (vmir
Indonesian: menggoda
Icelandic: hvetja; knÿja
Italian: pungolare
Japanese: かり立てる
Korean: 자극하다
Lithuanian: priversti
Latvian: mudināt; izaicināt
Malay: mengapi-apikan
Dutch: aanzetten (tot), aanspore
Norwegian: drive, egge, hisse (opp)
Polish: sprowokować
Persian: تحریک کردن؛ برانگیختن
Pashto: چوكه كول
Portuguese: incitar
Romanian: aîndemna
Russian: вынуждать, подстрекать
Slovak: dohnať (k), podnecovať
Slovenian: izzvati
Serbian: podstrekavati
Swedish: reta, driva
Thai: กระตุ้น
Turkish: zorlamak, kışkırtmak
Taiwanese: 唆使, 迫使
Ukrainian: підбурювати, підбивати
Urdu: تنگ کرنا، اکسانا
Vietnamese: trêu chọc
Chinese: 唆使,刺激
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