Definitions for goatgoʊt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

goatgoʊt(n.)

any agile, hollow-horned ruminant of the Old World genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to sheep, usu. native to mountainous regions, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
Category: Mammals
any of various related animals, as the Rocky Mountain goat.
Category: Mammals
(cap.)
Category: Astronomy, Astrology
Ref: Capricorn (def 1). 1
a scapegoat or victim.
a lecherous man.

Idioms for goat:

get someone's goat,Informal. to anger, annoy, or frustrate a person.
Category: Idiom, Informal

Origin of goat:

bef. 900; ME got, OE gāt, c. OS gēt, OHG geiz, ON geit, Go gaits; akin to L haedus kid

goat′like`(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

goat, caprine animal(noun)
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge(noun)
a victim of ridicule or pranks
Capricorn, Goat(noun)
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat(noun)
the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

goat(noun)ʊt
a small farm animal with horns
goat's cheese

Wiktionary

goat(Noun)
Any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep.
goat(Noun)
A lecherous man.
goat(Noun)
A scapegoat
goat(Verb)
To allow goats to feed on.
goat(Verb)
To scapegoat.

Origin: From gote, goot, got, gat, from gat, from gaits, from gʰaid-. Cognate with gait, gayt, geit, geit, geit, Geiß, Danish ged, get, geit, haedus, заѩць, ձի, हय, जिहीते.

Webster Dictionary

Goat(noun)
a hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (C. hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin