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goad

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ɡəʊd/
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/ɡəʊd/ · /ɡoʊd/

Definition of goad

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
    “the daily goad urging him to the daily toil”
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noun

  1. A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
    “the daily goad urging him to the daily toil”
  2. (figuratively)That which goads or incites; a stimulus.
    “I might have been an unfortunate little bull in a Spanish arena, I got so smartingly touched up by these moral goads.”

verb

  1. To prod with a goad.
  2. To encourage or stimulate.
  3. To incite or provoke.
    “goading a boy to fight”

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English gode, from Old English gād (“goad”), from Proto-Germanic *gaidō (compare Old Norse gedda (“pike (fish)”), Lombardic gaida (“spear”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (compare Old Irish gath (“spear”), Sanskrit हिन्वति (hinvati), हिनोति (hinoti, “to urge on, throw”), हेति (heti, “missile, projectile”)). Doublet of gad and yard; see also xyston.

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