A goat is a farm animal or a wild animal that is about the size of a sheep. Goats have horns, and hairs on their chin which resemble a beard.
goat in British English
(ɡəʊt)
noun
1.
any sure-footed agile bovid mammal of the genus Capra, naturally inhabiting rough stony ground in Europe, Asia, and N Africa, typically having a brown-grey colouring and a beard. Domesticated varieties (C. hircus) are reared for milk, meat, and wool
▶ Related adjectives: caprine, hircine
2. short for Rocky Mountain goat
3. informal
a lecherous man
4.
a bad or inferior member of any group (esp in the phrase separate the sheep from the goats)
5. short for scapegoat
6. act the goat
7. get someone's goat
Derived forms
goatlike (ˈgoatˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Old English gāt; related to Old Norse geit, Old High German geiz, Latin haedus kid
Goat in British English
(ɡəʊt)
noun
the Goat
GOAT in British English
informal, mainly US sport
abbreviation for
greatest of all time
goat in American English
(goʊt)
noun
1. Word forms: pluralgoats or goat
a.
any of a genus (Capra) of wild or domesticated bovid ruminants with hollow horns
b. US
Rocky Mountain goat
2.
a lecherous man
3. US, Informal
a person forced to take the blame or punishment for others; scapegoat
Idioms:
get someone's goat
the Goat
Word origin
ME gote < OE gat, akin to Du geit, Ger geiss < IE base *ghaido-, he-goat > L haedus, kid goat
But the one thing that gets the goat of the players more than anything is his unnecessary dummies during matches.
The Sun (2017)
Top with the rocket and remaining goat's cheese to serve.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The fried goats' cheese is delicious.
The Sun (2016)
Crumble over the goat's cheese and scatter the coriander on top.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Crumble over the goat's cheese.
The Sun (2016)
While the carrots are roasting, beat the goat's cheese and milk together for a few minutes until smooth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Just don't ask him to do a chicken and goat's cheese mousse or parmesan custard with anchovy toast.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
What is the old goat playing at?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Soon afterwards the old goat came home again from the forest.
The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (1812)
You know what really gets my goat?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Now he is acting the goat in a pop video for an indie band.
The Sun (2012)
We keep goats for milk and cheese.
Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993)
The milk obtained from sheep and goats is a most important product.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
We then follow a newborn goat who gets lost.
The Sun (2011)
Grill thick slices of goat's cheese until golden.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Ideal for animal lovers; goats and donkeys have previously been kept in the paddocks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Wild goats and donkeys replace the cars on sleepy, scorching roads.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They also go well with blue cheese or soft goats' cheese.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We report today a rush on goat's meat.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There's no need to act the giddy goat.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Spot otters, eagles and wild goats.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
These are actually little scoops of soft goat's cheese mixed with chopped coriander and lemon juice.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In some countries midwives advise women to drink goat's milk in the month before birth.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
The Masai are more attached to their sheep and goats than their family.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
HOW about this for playing the goat?
The Sun (2012)
Arrange the asparagus randomly over the top and scatter with the remaining goat's cheese and the mint leaves.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
If other animals like goats and rabbits are added, the total nears 7,500.
The Sun (2015)
People will say,'is that old goat still playing?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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In other languages
goat
British English: goat /ɡəʊt/ NOUN
A goat is an animal which is a bit bigger than a sheep and has horns.
American English: goat
Arabic: ماعِز
Brazilian Portuguese: cabra
Chinese: 山羊
Croatian: koza
Czech: koza
Danish: ged
Dutch: geit dier
European Spanish: cabra
Finnish: vuohi
French: chèvre
German: Ziege
Greek: κατσίκα
Italian: capra
Japanese: ヤギ
Korean: 염소
Norwegian: geit
Polish: koza
European Portuguese: cabra
Romanian: capră
Russian: козел
Latin American Spanish: cabra
Swedish: get
Thai: แพะ
Turkish: keçi
Ukrainian: коза
Vietnamese: con dê
All related terms of 'goat'
he-goat
a male goat
goat God
a deity with the legs and feet of a goat , as Pan or a satyr
goat moth
a large European moth , Cossus cossus, with pale brownish-grey variably marked wings : family Cossidae
old goat
an elderly man who is disliked , esp. for being mean to or disapproving of younger people
she-goat
a female goat
the Goat
the constellation Capricorn , the tenth sign of the zodiac
Angora goat
a breed of domestic goat with long soft hair
billy goat
A billy goat is a male goat.
goat cheese
Goat cheese is cheese made from goat's milk.
nanny goat
a female goat
goat antelope
any bovid mammal of the tribe Rupicaprini, including the chamois , goral , serow , and Rocky Mountain goat , having characteristics of both goats and antelopes
goat's-rue
a Eurasian leguminous plant, Galega officinalis, cultivated for its white, mauve , or pinkish flowers: formerly used medicinally
Kashmir goat
a Himalayan breed of goat having an undercoat of silky wool from which cashmere wool is obtained
mountain goat
any wild goat inhabiting mountainous regions
act the goat
to behave in a silly way
the goat god
the god of fields , woods , shepherds , and flocks , represented as a man with a goat's legs, horns , and ears
goat's cheese
cheese made from goat's milk
Capricorn
Capricorn is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a goat . People who are born approximately between the 22nd of December and the 19th of January come under this sign.
billy goat beard
a man's beard that is long under the chin and shaved elsewhere
get someone's goat
to annoy someone
Rocky Mountain goat
a sure-footed goat antelope , Oreamnos americanus , inhabiting the Rocky Mountains . It has thick white hair and black backward-curving horns
angora
An angora goat or rabbit is a particular breed that has long silky hair.
goatsbeard
a Eurasian plant, Tragopogon pratensis, with woolly stems and large heads of yellow rayed flowers surrounded by large green bracts : family Asteraceae ( composites )