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goads definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb goad 1 of 4 senses of goad Sense 2 goad => spur Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb goad 1 of 4 senses of goad Sense 2 goad => spur Entailment of verb goad Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb goad 4 senses of goad Sense 1 spur, goad => encourage Sense 2 goad => prod, incite, egg on Sense 3 goad, prick => stab, jab Sense 4 nettle, needle, goad => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke Familiarity of verb goad goad used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb goad Sense 1 spur, goad => encourage -------------- Sense 2 goad => prod, incite, egg on -------------- Sense 3 goad, prick => stab, jab -------------- Sense 4 nettle, needle, goad => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke -------------- Grep of noun goad goad goading Overview of noun goad The noun goad has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) prod, goad -- (a pointed instrument used to prod into motion) 2. goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves") Overview of verb goad The verb goad has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) spur, goad -- (give heart or courage to) 2. (1) goad -- (urge with or as if with a goad) 3. goad, prick -- (prod or urge as if with a log stick) 4. nettle, needle, goad -- (goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks") Overview of noun goad The noun goad has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) prod, goad -- (a pointed instrument used to prod into motion) 2. goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves") Overview of verb goad The verb goad has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) spur, goad -- (give heart or courage to) 2. (1) goad -- (urge with or as if with a goad) 3. goad, prick -- (prod or urge as if with a log stick) 4. nettle, needle, goad -- (goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks")
goads definition
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