Goad Definition

gōd
goaded, goading, goads
noun
goads
A sharp-pointed stick used in driving oxen.
Webster's New World
An agent or means of prodding or urging; a stimulus.
American Heritage
Any driving impulse; spur.
Webster's New World
verb
goaded, goading, goads
To drive with or as with a goad; prod into action; urge on.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
Goading a boy to fight.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Goad

Noun

Singular:
goad
Plural:
goads

Origin of Goad

  • Middle English gode, from Old English gād 'spear', from Proto-Germanic *gaidō (compare Old Norse gedda 'pike (fish)', Lombardic gaida 'spear'), from Proto-Indo-European *ghai- (compare Irish gath 'spear', Sanskrit [Devanagari?], हिनोति (hinvati, hinoti) 'to urge on, throw', हेति (heti) 'missile, projectile').

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English gode from Old English gād

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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