noun pl. geese

1. any of various long-necked, web-footed, wild or domestic waterfowl that are like ducks but larger; esp., a female as distinguished from a gander
2. the flesh of a goose, used for food
3. a silly person
4. a tailor's pressing iron with a long handle curved somewhat like the neck of a goose
5. Slang a sudden, playful prod in the backside

Etymology: ME gose < OE gos, akin to Du & Ger gans, ON gas < IE *ĝhans > L anser; goose prob. for the fact that geese sometimes attack children from the rear

transitive verb goosed, goosing goos′·ing

1. ☆ to prod suddenly and playfully in the backside so as to startle
2. ☆ to feed gasoline to (an engine) in irregular spurts
3. ☆ to prod, or stir, into action