goad

Speech parts

1. goad - Noun

2. goad - Verb

3. Goad - Proper noun

Meaning

A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates.

To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

needle stimulate spur excite incite arouse instigate prick prod urging spurring goading prodding badger gad
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Antonyms

cow daunt stop accept agree bar
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Hypernyms

chevy harry plague device encourage encouragement

Hyponyms

gad spur ankus

Derivatives

goaded goading

Anagrams

dago doga Goda

Examples

My goal is to goad people into saying something that ruins their life. Don Imus

Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows. Lucretius

If we are the greatest nation the sun ever shone upon, it would seem to be mainly because we have been able to goad our wage-earners to this pitch of frenzy. Upton Sinclair

If you strike a goad with your fist, your hand will suffer most. Latin Proverb

A lazy ox is little the better for the goad. Spanish Proverb

For a stubborn ass a hard goad. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Goa potato goa powder Goa stone goad stick goaded goader