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goat

[ goht ]

/ goʊt /

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noun

any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.

any of various related animals, as the Rocky Mountain goat.

Goat, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign Capricorn.

a scapegoat or victim.

a licentious or lecherous man; lecher.

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Idioms about goat

get one's goat, Informal. to anger, annoy, or frustrate a person: His arrogance gets my goat.

Origin of goat

First recorded before 900; Middle English got, Old English gāt; cognate with German Geiss

OTHER WORDS FROM goat

goatlike, adjective

Words nearby goat

goanna, go ape, Goa powder, go-around, go astray, goat, goat antelope, goat cheese, goatee, goatfish, goat god

Other definitions for goat (2 of 2)

GOAT

or G.O.A.T.

[ goht ]

/ goʊt /

noun Informal.

greatest of all time: (used to refer to or describe a person or thing that is considered to be the best ever in a particular field, category, etc., especially in sports): If he hadn’t been injured, he would have been the GOAT, but he’s still a top 5 player. That film is indisputably GOAT—I watch it at least once a year.

Origin of GOAT

First recorded in 1965–70; originally the name of a company founded by Muhammad Ali, who applied the term greatest of all time to himself

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How to use goat in a sentence

My favorite of the oil-marinated snacking foods is goat cheese, which takes well to pretty much any flavor combination, and slowly soaks up the aromatic garlic-herb oil as it sits.
A Holiday Snacking Game Plan That Won’t Stress You Out|Elazar Sontag|November 23, 2020|Eater
The restaurant quickly filled up—with family and friends, some of whom brought their goats and hens.
Asia’s biggest climate migration|Konstantin Kakaes|November 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
If you’re going to go to the GOAT conversation with me, it’s LeBron.
Who Does Mina Kimes Think Is the Greatest NFL Player of All Time?|Joshua Eferighe|October 28, 2020|Ozy
This week’s episode is all about voting, elections, democracy, and beer-guzzling goat mayors.
The story behind the most fraudulent election in history|PopSci Staff|October 28, 2020|Popular-Science

That’s how we’ve ended up with cats, dogs, goats, and other critters as “mayors” across America.
The story behind the most fraudulent election in history|PopSci Staff|October 28, 2020|Popular-Science
Nervous fans can keep a vigilant eye on it via a webcam hosted on the town website that offers 24-hour goat viewing.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the Gävle Goat, apparently a sensitive creature, took the destruction hard.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Exactly one month after the first straw goat was erected in Gävle, it was mysteriously burned to a crisp.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I´m now writing to you from goat heaven,” he lamented on the blog he maintains.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gävle Goat must be dreading the imminent holiday and his fifty-fifty chance of destruction.
Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here the Goat, who evidently was not yet quite started, inquired, "Must all the halves be of the same shape?"
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
I would strongly recommend those who have children with them to take a goat as well.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The covering of the bales is a sort of netting made by the peasants from goat's hair; it is elastic and of great strength.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
And the he goat, is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn that was between his eyes, the same is the first king.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Indeed, they used the epithet son of a goat in the same way as the modern vulgar do an appellation which is much more literal.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for goat (1 of 3)

goat

/ (ɡəʊt) /

noun

any sure-footed agile bovid mammal of the genus Capra, naturally inhabiting rough stony ground in Europe, Asia, and N Africa, typically having a brown-grey colouring and a beard. Domesticated varieties (C. hircus) are reared for milk, meat, and woolRelated adjectives: caprine, hircine

short for Rocky Mountain goat

informal a lecherous man

a bad or inferior member of any group (esp in the phrase separate the sheep from the goats)

short for scapegoat

act the goat, act the giddy goat, play the goat or play the giddy goat to fool around

get someone's goat slang to cause annoyance to someone

Derived forms of goat

goatlike, adjective

Word Origin for goat

Old English gāt; related to Old Norse geit, Old High German geiz, Latin haedus kid

British Dictionary definitions for goat (2 of 3)

go at

verb (intr, preposition)

to make an energetic attempt at (something)

to attack vehemently

British Dictionary definitions for goat (3 of 3)

Goat

/ (ɡəʊt) /

noun

the Goat the constellation Capricorn, the tenth sign of the zodiac

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Other Idioms and Phrases with goat (1 of 2)

goat

see get someone's goat; separate the sheep from the goats.

Other Idioms and Phrases with goat (2 of 2)

go at

Attack, especially with energy; also, proceed vigorously. For example, The dog went at the postman's legs, or Tom went at the woodpile, chopping away. This idiom is sometimes put as go at it, as in When the audience had settled down, the lecturer went at it with renewed vigor. [First half of 1800s]

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