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- Dictionarygoad/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
- 1. a spiked stick used for driving cattle. Similar
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of goad verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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)
Nov 8, 2024 · goad (third-person singular simple present goads, present participle goading, simple past and past participle goaded) To prod with a goad. To encourage or stimulate. Synonyms: bield, embolden, hearten. To incite or provoke.
