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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024goad /goʊd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.;
prod. - anything that urges;
a stimulus to action.
v. [~ + object (+ into)] - to drive with or as if with a goad;
incite:actions meant to goad us into war.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024goad (gōd),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
v.t. - to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad;
prod;
incite.
- bef. 900; Middle English gode, Old English gād; compare Langobardic gaida spearhead
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spur, push, impel.
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