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.

Origin of goad

before 900; Middle English gode, Old English gād; compare Langobardic gaida spearhead

OTHER WORDS FROM goad

goad·like, adjective un·goad·ed, adjective

Words nearby goad

go-train, go/no-go, goa, goa powder, goa, daman, and diu, goad, goaf, goal, goal area, goal crease, goal kick

Words related to goading

prod, tease, coerce, harass, hound, provoke, force, propel, move, sting, thrust, arouse, prompt, animate, whip, exhort, irritate, sound, encourage, trigger

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British Dictionary definitions for goading

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, adjective

Word Origin for goad

Old English gād, of Germanic origin, related to Old English gār, Old Norse geirr spear