goad

Object

• people: Radio was used by Hutu fanatics in Rwanda to goad people of like minds into genocidal killings.
• man: The Tory by his immobility has goaded moderate men into Radicalism.
• audience: He closed the third by goading the audience into a chant of " Bring back, bring back.. .
• animal: Their name is taken from the hunting field where whips were used to goad the dim animals to do their masters ' bidding.

Converse of object

use: It says that he used an ox goad to slay these 600 Philistines.

Adjective modifier

electric: The calves are driven out of their crates with electric goads.

Preposition: into

action: Coming Up Kevin's goaded into action by Owen's taunts.

Modifies a noun

plan: Goad plans are produced every year and this makes them particularly useful for tracing the recent development of town centers.

Modifying Another Word

• often: Indeed private seller, often goaded by EA's encourage crazy asking prices.
• constantly: Beatrice, independent and forthright and Benedick, a self-confessed ' woman-hater ' , pass their time constantly goading and scorning each other.
• apparently: They see other people apparently goaded into rebellious behavior by bits of the Bible that are surely unrealistic in their demands.
• thus: Goaded thus, he conspired against Al-Mo'tasim, and persuaded Al-'Abbas to aspire to the throne which at first he had renounced.
• much: Shylock is indeed a ruthless man, but it is clear that he has been much goaded by the merchant Antonio.

Noun used with modifier

• ox: An ox goad was used by a farmer, or a farm laborer.
• elephant: The goad is an elephant goad, used to produce movement from inertia.

Preposition: of

performance: We wholly condone mockery and goading of poor performance, however we cannot allow abusive language, defamatory statements or advertising.