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   What does a goad mean?

   • 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. Originally spelled gad, meaning “spearhead,” goad first came into use as a verb in the 1570s.

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   What is a goad in a sentence?

   • The mahout, fully awake to the danger, beat the old rascal mightily with his goad. In his hand he carried a long-handled ox-whip, with a short goad in the butt of it. 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.

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   What is a goad wit?

   • A goad is something that makes someone do a particular thing. Ellie uses wit as a goad to try to force people to see what is in front of them. A goad is a sharp, pointed stick that is used for driving cattle. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does the term 'goaded' mean?

   • The term 'goaded' means to urge someone onward, possibly with jeers or challenges. For example, 'The cheering crowd goaded the team on to victory.' or 'I goaded Jed on to taking the risk.'

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

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   goad verb [T] (TOUCH WITH STICK) to touch an animal with the end of a pointed object in order to make it angry or encourage it to do something: The picador goaded the bull with a spear. Dogs were made furious by being goaded with sticks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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     GOAD meaning: 1. to make a person or an animal react or do...

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     GOAD translate: （不停地）招惹，激怒;刺激;驅使. Learn more in the...

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     PICADOR definition: 1. someone, usually a man, who pushes...

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

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   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.

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   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.

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   to make someone angry or annoyed so that they react in the way that you want: [ + into + doing sth ] They tried to goad us into attacking the police. (Definition of goad from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   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.

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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. Synonyms: impel, push, spur. goad. / ɡəʊd / noun.