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

1. prod, goadnoun

   a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

2. goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurringverb

   a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

   "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"

3. spur, goadverb

   give heart or courage to

4. goadverb

   urge with or as if with a goad

5. goad, prickverb

   stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

6. needle, goadverb

   goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

   "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goadnoun

   A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.

2. goadverb

   To prod with a goad.

3. goadverb

   To encourage or stimulate.

4. goadverb

   To incite or provoke.

5. Etymology: gode, from gād 'spear', from gaidō (compare Old Norse gedda 'pike (fish)', Lombardic gaida 'spear'), from *ghai- (compare Irish gath 'spear', Sanskrit, हिनोति 'to urge on, throw', हेति 'missile, projectile').

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

1. Goadnoun

   A pointed instrument with which oxen are driven forward.

   Etymology: gad, Saxon.

   Oft in his harden’d hand a goad he bears. Alexander Pope.

2. To Goadverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To prick or drive with a goad.2. To incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to drive forward.

   Most dangerous
   Is that temptation, that doth goad us on
   To sin in loving virtue. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   Goaded with most sharp occasions,
   Which lay nice manners by, I put you to
   The use of your own virtues. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

   Of all that breathes the various progeny,
   Stung with delight, is goaded on by thee. John Dryden, Lucret.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goad

   The goad is a traditional farming implement, used to spur or guide livestock, usually oxen, which are pulling a plough or a cart; used also to round up cattle. It is a type of long stick with a pointed end, also known as the cattle prod. The word is from Middle English gode, from Old English gād. In Sophocles's Oedipus Rex, Oedipus's father Laius tried to kill his son with a goad when they accidentally met at a crossroads.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goadverb

   a pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates

2. Goadverb

   to prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate

3. Etymology: [AS. gd; perh. akin to AS. gr a dart, and E. gore. See Gore, v. t.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goad

   The goad is a traditional farming implement, used to spur or guide lifestock, usually oxen, which are pulling a plough or a cart; used also to round up cattle. It is a type of a long stick with a pointed end, also known as the cattle prod. Though many people are unfamiliar with them today, goads have been common throughout the world. Goads in various guises are iconographic devices and may be seen in the 'elephant goad' or 'ankusha' in the hand of Ganesha, for example. The word is from Middle English gode, from Old English gād. According to the biblical passage Judges 3:31, Shamgar son of Anath killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. Tischler and McHenry in discussing the biblical account of 'goad' hold: In the early days, before Israel had its own metal industries, farmers had to rely on the Philistines to sharpen their goads, as well as other metal tools, the plowshares and mattocks, forks, and axes. The image of prodding the reluctant or lazy creature made this a useful metaphor for sharp urging, such as the prick of conscience, the nagging of a mate, or the "words of the wise," which are "firmly embedded nails" in human minds.

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

1. Goad

   gōd, n. a sharp-pointed stick, often shod with iron, for driving oxen: a stimulus.—v.t. to drive with a goad: to urge forward. [A.S. gád, a goad; cf. Ice. gaddr, a goad.]

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1. GOAD

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

1. GOAD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Goad is ranked #3920 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Goad surname appeared 9,062 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Goad.
   
   93.5% or 8,473 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 185 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 160 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.6% or 150 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 57 total occurrences were Black.
   0.4% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Device
   • Encourage
   • Prod

Anagrams for goad »

1. dago

How to pronounce goad?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of goad in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of goad in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of goad in a Sentence

1. Lucretius:

   Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows.

2. Jim Harper:

   They’re going to make a great show of force in order to goad states into complying, if the TSA was to turn people away at the airport, people visiting grandmothers at Easter, there’d be a great show of anger, all aimed at the TSA.

3. The Adelaide University-educated Hempton:

   You can goad him and he makes his positions bigger, that is even better to trade against. It's not a personal obsession - it's a way of making money.

4. Marcus Aurelius:

   Now think of the things which goad man into destroying man: they are hope, envy, hatred, fear and contempt.

5. Armstrong Williams:

   The media frequently wants to goad people into wars, into gladiator fights, you know. ... And I'm certainly not going to get into that.

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References

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