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Goad

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Noun

1. goad, prod

a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

2. goad, goading, prod, prodding, spur, spurring, urging

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

Example Sentences:
'the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves'

Verb

3. goad, spur

give heart or courage to

4. goad

urge with or as if with a goad

5. goad, prick

stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

6. goad, needle

goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

Example Sentences:
'He needled her with his sarcastic remarks'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Goad

see synonyms of goad
noun
1. 
a sharp pointed stick for urging on cattle, etc
2. 
anything that acts as a spur or incitement
verb
3. (transitive)
to drive with or as if with a goad; spur; incite

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Goad

see synonyms of goad
noun
1. 
a sharp-pointed stick used in driving oxen
2. 
any driving impulse; spur
verb transitive
3. 
to drive with or as with a goad; prod into action; urge on

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Goad

see synonyms of goad
n.
1. A long stick with a pointed end used for prodding animals.
2. An agent or means of prodding or urging; a stimulus.
tr.v. goad·ed, goad·ing, goads
To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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