Definition of goad

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

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Prog :: Prog (v. i.) To prick; to goad; to progue.
Prod :: Prod (v. t.) To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student..
Stingless :: Stinging (a.) Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke..
Oxgoad :: Oxgoad (n.) A goad for driving oxen.
Gad :: Gad (n.) A sharp-pointed rod; a goad.
Gadsman :: Gadsman (n.) One who uses a gad or goad in driving.
Prick :: Prick (v.) That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer..
Spur :: Spur (n.) That which goads to action; an incitement.
Prickwood :: Prickwood (n.) A shrub (Euonymus Europaeus); -- so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also spindle tree..
Goad :: Goad (v. t.) To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate..
Sting :: Sting (v. t.) A goad; incitement.
Prod :: Prod (n.) A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc..
Instigate :: Instigate (v. t.) To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.
Valet :: Valet (n.) A kind of goad or stick with a point of iron.
Goading :: Goading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Goa.
Chivy :: Chivy (v. t.) To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch..
Goad :: Goad (v. t.) A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates..
Goaded :: Goaded (imp. & p. p.) of Goa.
Spur :: Spur (v. t.) To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse..
Stimulus :: Stimulus (v. t.) A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action..
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