goad
31goad — I. n. Prick, point. II. v. a. 1. Prick with a goad. 2. Harass, worry, sting, annoy, irritate, badger. 3. Incite, stimulate, instigate, urge, impel, spur, arouse, stir up, set on …
32goad — [OE] Goad comes via prehistoric Germanic *gaidō from an Indo European base *ghai . This also produced an Old English word for ‘spear’, gār, which survives today in garlic [OE], etymologically ‘spear leek’. Cf.⇒ GARLIC …
33goad — n. & v. n. 1 a spiked stick used for urging cattle forward. 2 anything that torments, incites, or stimulates. v.tr. 1 urge on with a goad. 2 (usu. foll. by on, into) irritate; stimulate (goaded him into retaliating; goaded me on to win).… …
34Goad (disambiguation) — Goad may refer to:* Goad, a farming implement used to spur livestock ** Ankus, a goad used for elephants ** a Cattle prodAs a surname: * Jim Goad, controversial American author and publisher * Philip Goad, an Australian academic and Professor of… …
35goad somebody on — ˌgoad sbˈon derived to drive or encourage sb to do sth • The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. • She was goaded on by fierce ambition. Main entry: ↑goadderived …
36goad stick — noun A stick used as a goad. They banged the donkeys with their goad sticks. Mark Twain …
37goad stick — noun : a stick used as a goad they banged the donkeys with their goad sticks Mark Twain …
38goad gobies — rupūžiniai grundalai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Mesogobius angl. goad gobies; knout gobies; toad gobies rus. мартовики ryšiai: platesnis terminas – grundalinės siauresnis terminas – rupūžinis… …
39goad — Synonyms and related words: actuate, animate, assault, bear, bear upon, boost, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, butt, butt against, cage, catalyst, coerce, compel, compulsion, corral, cram, crowd, desire, dig, drive, drive on,… …
40goad — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. prick, stab, prod, poke, spur; urge, egg [on], incite, impel, drive, needle (inf.). See cause. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prod, urge, prick, prompt, spur, drive, rowel, whip, press, push, impel, force,… …
