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goad
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- pronunciation:
- god
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus.
The new tax acted as a goad to political unrest.- synonyms:
- incentive, prod, spur, stimulus
- antonyms:
- curb
- similar words:
- inducement, jog, jolt, motivation, prick, stimulant
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| definition 2: |
a rod with a pointed or electric tip, used to urge cattle or other animals to move; prod.
- synonyms:
- prod
- similar words:
- pole, rod, staff
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| related words: |
incentive |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
goads, goading, goaded |
| definition 1: |
to stimulate or spur (someone) to act, esp. by annoying or irritating.
He was reluctant, but his mother goaded him into calling this woman for a date.- synonyms:
- prick, prod, push, spur on
- antonyms:
- curb
- similar words:
- drive, impel, jolt, lash, motivate, needle, prompt, stimulate
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| definition 2: |
to prick, prod, or direct with or as with a goad.
The hogs were goaded into the pen.- synonyms:
- poke, prick, prod
- similar words:
- drive, impel, jab, lash, propel, thrust, whip
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| related words: |
actuate, arouse, chide, exasperate, hustle, incite, push, rush, tempt, urge |
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