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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
goad
n 1: a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of
motion [syn: prod, goad]
2: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: goad,
goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring]
v 1: give heart or courage to [syn: spur, goad]
2: urge with or as if with a goad
3: stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick [syn: goad,
prick]
4: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her
with his sarcastic remarks" [syn: needle, goad]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Goad \Goad\, n. [AS. g[=a]d; perh. akin to AS. g[=a]r a dart,
and E. gore. See Gore, v. t.]
A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any
necessity that urges or stimulates.
[1913 Webster]
The daily goad urging him to the daily toil.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Goad \Goad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Goaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Goading.]
To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to
rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming;
to stimulate.
[1913 Webster]
That temptation that doth goad us on. --Shak.
Syn: To urge; stimulate; excite; arouse; irritate; incite;
instigate.
[1913 Webster]
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4. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
Goad
(Heb. malmad, only in Judg. 3: 31), an instrument used by
ploughmen for guiding their oxen. Shamgar slew six hundred
Philistines with an ox-goad. "The goad is a formidable weapon.
It is sometimes ten feet long, and has a sharp point. We could
now see that the feat of Shamgar was not so very wonderful as
some have been accustomed to think."
In 1 Sam. 13:21, a different Hebrew word is used, _dorban_,
meaning something pointed. The expression (Acts 9:5, omitted in
the R.V.), "It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks",
i.e., against the goad, was proverbial for unavailing resistance
to superior power.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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