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

SYNONYMS FOR goad

4 spur, push, impel.

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OTHER WORDS FROM goad

goadlike, adjectiveun·goad·ed, adjective

Words nearby goad

gnu, GNVQ, go, goa, go about, goad, Goa, Daman, and Diu, goaf, go after, go against, go against the grain

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Example sentences from the Web for goad

Maybe the public display of pro-Gaddafi sentiments acts as a goad for the killings.
Libya Is Still Riven by Violence as Loyalists and Rebels Alike Keep Killing|Jamie Dettmer|July 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Social and cultural insecurity has also served as a goad to Mormon productivity and achievement.
Mormons Rock!|Walter Kirn|June 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He knew how to improvise, how to lead a fellow actor into a state of mind, how to goad them into their best performances.
John Cazale, A Godfather of Acting|Gina Piccalo|May 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
All this shows clearly enough what pressure he means to put upon Prussia—that is to say, how much he intends to gall and goad her.
Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II (of II)|Edmund Downey

Frederick ordered wine and continued to goad his mind into activity.
Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann
Then they showed him the ox's goad wherewith Shamgar slew six hundred men.
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan|John Bunyan
His character was tried besides, not only with the bait of covetousness, but with the goad of fear.
The Confessions of Saint Augustine|Saint Augustine
One of the names that it has borne in English is goad; but most of our rods would be extravagantly long goads.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

British Dictionary definitions for goad

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	goad
释义	goad [ gohd ] / goʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR goad ON THESAURUS.COM 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 SYNONYMS FOR goad 4 spur, push, impel. SEE SYNONYMS FOR goad ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM goad goadlike, adjectiveun·goad·ed, adjective Words nearby goad gnu, GNVQ, go, goa, go about, goad, Goa, Daman, and Diu, goaf, go after, go against, go against the grain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for goad Maybe the public display of pro-Gaddafi sentiments acts as a goad for the killings. Libya Is Still Riven by Violence as Loyalists and Rebels Alike Keep Killing\|Jamie Dettmer\|July 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Social and cultural insecurity has also served as a goad to Mormon productivity and achievement. Mormons Rock!\|Walter Kirn\|June 5, 2011\|DAILY BEAST He knew how to improvise, how to lead a fellow actor into a state of mind, how to goad them into their best performances. John Cazale, A Godfather of Acting\|Gina Piccalo\|May 31, 2010\|DAILY BEAST All this shows clearly enough what pressure he means to put upon Prussia—that is to say, how much he intends to gall and goad her. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II (of II)\|Edmund Downey Frederick ordered wine and continued to goad his mind into activity. Atlantis\|Gerhart Hauptmann Then they showed him the ox's goad wherewith Shamgar slew six hundred men. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan\|John Bunyan His character was tried besides, not only with the bait of covetousness, but with the goad of fear. The Confessions of Saint Augustine\|Saint Augustine One of the names that it has borne in English is goad; but most of our rods would be extravagantly long goads. Domesday Book and Beyond\|Frederic William Maitland British Dictionary definitions for goad 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to goad prod, tease, coerce, harass, hound, provoke, desire, urge, incitement, compulsion, impetus, zeal, incitation, drive, incentive, lust, pressure, motivation, passion, catalyst
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goad

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of goad

SYNONYMS FOR goad

OTHER WORDS FROM goad

Words nearby goad

Example sentences from the Web for goad

British Dictionary definitions for goad

noun

verb

Derived forms of goad

Word Origin for goad

Words related to goad