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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024goose /gus/USA pronunciation n., pl. geese for 1, 2. 4. - Birds[countable] a wild or farm bird, web-footed and able to swim well, larger and with a longer neck and legs than a duck.
- Birds[countable] the female of this bird. Compare gander (def. 1).
- [uncountable] the flesh of a goose, used as food.
- [countable] a silly or foolish person;
simpleton.
Idioms- Idioms cook someone's goose, [Informal.]to ruin someone's chances or future.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024goose (go̅o̅s),USA pronunciation n., pl. geese for 1, 2, 4, 8, 9;
goos•es for 5–7;
v., goosed, goos•ing. n. - Birdsany of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- Birdsthe female of this bird, as distinguished from the male, or gander.
- the flesh of a goose, used as food.
- a silly or foolish person;
simpleton. - Slang Termsa poke between the buttocks to startle.
- Informal Termsanything that energizes, strengthens, or the like:to give the economy a badly needed goose.
- a tailor's smoothing iron with a curved handle.
- Gamesan obsolete board game played with dice and counters in which a player whose cast falls in a square containing the picture of a goose is allowed to advance double the number of his or her throw.
- Informal Terms, Idioms cook someone's goose, to ruin someone's hopes, plans, chances, etc.:His goose was cooked when they found the stolen gems in his pocket.
v.t. - Slang Termsto poke (a person) between the buttocks to startle.
- Informal Terms
- to prod or urge to action or an emotional reaction:The promise of time off may goose the workers and increase profits.
- to strengthen or improve (often fol. by up):Let's goose up the stew with some wine.
- to increase;
raise (often fol. by up):to goose up government loans in weak industries. - to give a spurt of fuel to (a motor) to increase speed.
- bef. 1000; Middle English gose, goos, Old English gōs (plural gēs); cognate with German Gans, Old Norse gās; compare Sanskrit haṅsa, Greek ché̄n, Latin ānser
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: goose /ɡuːs/ n ( pl geese /ɡiːs/)- any of various web-footed long-necked birds of the family Anatidae: order Anseriformes. They are typically larger and less aquatic than ducks and are gregarious and migratory
- the female of such a bird, as opposed to the male (gander)
- informal a silly person
- ( pl gooses
) a pressing iron with a long curving handle, used esp by tailors the flesh of the goose, used as foodcook someone's goose ⇒ informal to spoil someone's plans to bring about someone's ruin, downfall, etckill the goose that lays the golden eggs ⇒
See also golden gooseEtymology: Old English gōs; related to Old Norse gās, Old High German gans, Old Irish gēiss swan, Greek khēn, Sanskrit hainsas goose /ɡuːs/ slang vb - (transitive) to prod (a person) playfully in the behind
n ( pl gooses)- a playful prod in the behind
Etymology: 19th Century: from goose1, probably from a comparison with the jabbing of a goose's bill |