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n. A long stick with a pointed end used for prodding animals.

n. An agent or means of prodding or urging; a stimulus.

v. To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.

n. A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.

v. To prod with a goad.

v. To encourage or stimulate.

v. To incite or provoke.

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

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

n. A stick, rod, or staff with a pointed end, used for driving cattle; hence, anything that urges or stimulates.

n. A decoy at an auction; a Peter Funk.

n. [Cf. yard, rod, perch, as measures of length.] A little-used English Measure of length.

To prick; drive with a goad; hence, to incite; stimulate; instigate; urge forward or rouse to action by any harassing or irritating means.

Synonyms To impel, spur, arouse, stir up, set on.

n. A sort of false die.

n. A plaything.

v. stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

v. urge with or as if with a goad

n. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

v. goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

n. a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

v. give heart or courage to

"Now my goad is the accusatory spines of unread books on my shelves."

goaded    goading    goads   

jab    stab    encouragement    harass    plague    harry    hassle    chevvy    beset    molest   

goat   

incite    instigate    urge    arouse    excite    stimulate    irritate    prick   

Rhode    abode    bestowed    bestrode    blowed    bode    bowed    brode    busload    coad   

quirt    rowel    incitement    gad