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    goad
    /ɡōd/

    verb

    • 1. provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction: "he goaded her on to more daring revelations"
    • 2. drive or urge (an animal) on with a goad: "the cowboys goaded their cattle across the meadows"

    noun

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › goadGoad Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. 1. : a pointed rod used to urge on an animal. 2. a. : something that urges or stimulates into action : spur. The accident has been a goad to the company to improve its safety record. b. : something that pains as if by pricking : thorn. Synonyms. Verb. egg (on) encourage. exhort. nudge. press. prod.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGOAD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to make a person or an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them: goad someone into something She seemed determined to goad him into a fight. He refused to be goaded by their insults. be goaded on The runner was goaded on by his desire to keep up with the others.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › goadGOAD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Goad definition: a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.. See examples of GOAD used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › goadGoad - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A goad is a pointy stick or other instrument used to prod something along. To goad is to poke something with that pointy stick. Either way, the pointiness is really essential for making things leap into action.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGOAD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you goad someone, you deliberately make them feel angry or irritated, often causing them to react by doing something. He wondered if the psychiatrist was trying to goad him into some unguarded response.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › goadGoad Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Goad definition: A long stick with a pointed end used for prodding animals.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiongoad verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of goad verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryGOAD - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    If you goad someone, you deliberately make them feel angry or irritated, often causing them to react by doing something. [...]

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGOAD | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    GOAD meaning: to make someone angry or annoyed so that they react in the way that you want: . Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › goadgoad | meaning of goad in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    goad meaning, definition, what is goad: to make someone do something by annoying...: Learn more.

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