goad
goad/ɡōd/
verb
- provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction."he goaded her on to more daring revelations"synonyms: provoke, spur, prick, sting, prod, egg on, hound, badger, incite, rouse, stir, move, stimulate, motivate, excite, inflame, work/fire up, impel, pressure, pressurize, dragoon, prompt, induce, encourage, urge, inspire
- drive or urge (an animal) on with a goad."the cowboys goaded their cattle across the meadows"
noun
a spiked stick used for driving cattle.
synonyms: prod, spiked stick, spike, staff, crook, pole, rod, ankus, prick
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anything that pricks or wounds like such a stick. something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus.
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to touch an animal with the end of a pointed object in order to make it angry or encourage it to do something: The picador goaded the bull with a spear.
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goad in British English · 1. a sharp pointed stick for urging on cattle, etc · 2. anything that acts as a spur or incitement. verb · 3. (transitive).