goad stick
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goad stick — noun : a stick used as a goad they banged the donkeys with their goad sticks Mark Twain … Useful english dictionary
goad — ► NOUN 1) a spiked stick used for driving cattle. 2) a thing that stimulates someone into action. ► VERB 1) provoke to action. 2) urge on with a goad. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
goad — [gōd] n. [ME gode < OE gad, akin to Langobardic gaida, javelin < IE base * ĝhei , to throw > Sans hinvati, (he) hurls] 1. a sharp pointed stick used in driving oxen 2. any driving impulse; spur vt. to drive with or as with a goad; prod… … English World dictionary
goad — goad1 [gəud US goud] v [T] 1.) to make someone do something by annoying or encouraging them until they do it →↑provoke goad sb into (doing) sth ▪ Kathy goaded him into telling her what he had done. goad sb on ▪ They goaded him on with insults.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Goad — For other uses, see Goad (disambiguation). Egyptian goddess Neith bearing her war goddess symbols, the crossed arrows and shield on her head, the ankh and the Egyptian goad … Wikipedia
goad — [[t]go͟ʊd[/t]] goads, goading, goaded 1) VERB If you goad someone, you deliberately make them feel angry or irritated, often causing them to react by doing something. [V n into n/ ing] He wondered if the psychiatrist was trying to goad him into… … English dictionary
goad — I UK [ɡəʊd] / US [ɡoʊd] verb [transitive] Word forms goad : present tense I/you/we/they goad he/she/it goads present participle goading past tense goaded past participle goaded to deliberately make someone feel very angry or upset so that they… … English dictionary
goad — goad1 [ goud ] verb transitive to deliberately make someone feel very angry or upset so that they react: goad someone into doing something: She was finally goaded into losing her temper. ,goad on phrasal verb transitive goad someone on to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
goad — 1 verb (T) 1 to make someone do something by annoying them or encouraging them until they do it: goad sb into (doing) sth: Kathy goaded him into telling her what he had done. | goad sb on: Duval was goaded on by the need for more money. 2 to push … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
goad — [[t]goʊd[/t]] 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 3) to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite • … From formal English to slang
