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goad
[ gohd ]
/ goʊd /
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noun
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
anything that pricks or wounds like such a stick.
something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus.
verb (used with object)
to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite.
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Origin of goad
before 900; Middle English gode,Old English gād; compare Langobardic gaida spearhead
OTHER WORDS FROM goad
goadlike, adjectiveun·goad·ed, adjectiveWords nearby goad
gnu, GNVQ, go, goa, go about, goad, Goa, Daman, and Diu, goaf, go after, go against, go against the grain
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British Dictionary definitions for goad
goad
/ (ɡəʊd) /
noun
a sharp pointed stick for urging on cattle, etc
anything that acts as a spur or incitement
verb
(tr) to drive with or as if with a goad; spur; incite
Derived forms of goad
goadlike, adjectiveWord Origin for goad
Old English gād, of Germanic origin, related to Old English gār, Old Norse geirr spear
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