Definitions of goad [ʊd]

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Definition of 'goad'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

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

Translation of 'goad'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

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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