goad in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
goad in Marathi मराठी
goad in Telugu తెలుగు
goad in English
- goad⇄goad, noun, verb.
- goad⇄noun 1. a stick or rod for driving cattle that has a point on the end; gad.
2. something that pricks or wounds like such a stick.
3. (Figurative.) anything that drives or urges one on; spur; stimulus.
Ex. Perhaps we owe the goad of to - goad⇄v.t. 1. to prick with a goad or other pointed instrument.
Ex. The cowboys goaded some of the slower cows with sticks.
2. (Figurative.) to drive or urge on; act as a goad to; incite.
Ex. Hunger goaded him to steal a loaf of bread.