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Definitions for Goad

[1] a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
[2] anything that pricks or wounds like such a stick.
[3] something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus.
[4] to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite.
[5] a sharp pointed stick for urging on cattle, etc
[6] anything that acts as a spur or incitement
[7] (tr) to drive with or as if with a goad; spur; incite

Words related to Goad

prod, tease, coerce, harass, hound, provoke, desire, urge, incitement, compulsion, impetus, zeal, incitation, drive, incentive, lust, pressure, motivation, passion, catalyst

Words nearby Goad

go-train, go/no-go, goa, goa powder, goa, daman, and diu, goad, goaf, goal, goal area, goal crease, goal kick

Origin of Goad

before 900; Middle English gode, Old English gād; compare Langobardic gaida spearhead

Other words from Goad

goad·like , adjective
un·goad·ed , adjective

Word origin for Goad

Old English gād, of Germanic origin, related to Old English gār, Old Norse geirr spear

Synonyms for Goad

catalyst, compulsion, desire, drive, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitation, incitement, irritation, lash, lust, motivation, passion, pressure, prod, spur, urge, whip, zeal