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- DictionaryGoad/ɡōd/
verb
- 1. provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction: "he goaded her on to more daring revelations"
- 2. drive or urge (an animal) on with a goad: "the cowboys goaded their cattle across the meadows"
noun
- 1. a spiked stick used for driving cattle.
noun. 1. : a pointed rod used to urge on an animal. 2. a. : something that urges or stimulates into action : spur. The accident has been a goad to the company to improve its safety record. b. : something that pains as if by pricking : thorn. Synonyms. Verb. egg (on) encourage. exhort. nudge. press. prod.
GOAD definition: 1. to make a person or an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them…. Learn more.
Goad definition: a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.. See examples of GOAD used in a sentence.
Synonyms for GOAD: incentive, impetus, encouragement, stimulus, motivation, spur, instigation, provocation; Antonyms of GOAD: disincentive, counterincentive, discourage, deter, dissuade, restrain, check, brake.
A goad is a pointy stick or other instrument used to prod something along. To goad is to poke something with that pointy stick. Either way, the pointiness is really essential for making things leap into action.
n. 1. a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod. 2. anything that pricks, wounds, or urges on like such a stick; stimulus. v.t. 3. to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite. [before 900; Middle English gode, Old English gād; compare Langobardic gaida spearhead] goad′like`, adj.
Goad Definition. A sharp-pointed stick used in driving oxen. An agent or means of prodding or urging; a stimulus. Any driving impulse; spur. To drive with or as with a goad; prod into action; urge on. To encourage or stimulate.
Definition of goad verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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To urge on with, or as with, a spur; incite. To act as a spur or incentive. 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. A sharp - pointed stick, often shod with iron, for driving oxen: a stimulus. To drive with a goad: to urge forward.
