goad

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English

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”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

goad (plural goads)

  1. A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
  2. (figurative) That which goads or incites; a stimulus.

Derived terms

Translations

stimulus — see stimulus

Verb

goad (third-person singular simple present goads, present participle goading, simple past and past participle goaded)

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

Translations

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Scots

Etymology

From Old English god, of Germanic origin.

Noun

goad (plural goads)

  1. God

Swedish

Participle

goad

  1. past participle of goa
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