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    goad
    /ɡəʊd/

    verb

    • 1. provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction: "he was trying to goad her into a fight"
    • 2. drive (an animal) with a spiked stick: "the cowboys goaded their cattle across the meadows"

    noun

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  2. 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.

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    • Traditional

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

    • Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

      to make someone angry or annoyed so that they react in the...

  3. Learn the meaning of goad as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A goad is a pointed rod used to urge on an animal, or something that stimulates or pains.

  4. 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. 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) Translations of goad. in Chinese (Traditional) (不停地)招惹,激怒, 刺激, 驅使… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

  6. A goad is a pointed stick or device used to prod animals or people, or a stimulus that urges or provokes action. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of the word goad from various dictionaries and sources.

  7. 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.

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