goad

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gode, from Old English gād (“goad”), from Proto-Germanic *gaidō (compare Old Norse gedda (“pike (fish)”), Lombardic gaida (“spear”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (compare Old Irish gath (“spear”), Sanskrit हिन्वति (hinvati), हिनोति (hinoti, “to urge on, throw”), हेति (heti, “missile, projectile”)). Doublet of gad and yard; see also xyston. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡəʊd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡoʊd/ Homophone: goed Rhymes: -əʊd === Noun === goad (plural goads) A long, pointed stick used to prod animals. (figurative) That which goads or incites; a stimulus. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === goad (third-person singular simple present goads, present participle goading, simple past and past participle goaded) To prod with a goad. To encourage or stimulate. Synonyms: bield, embolden, hearten To incite or provoke. Synonyms: actuate, spur; see also Thesaurus:incite ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === goat === Anagrams === Goda, dago, doga == Scots == === Etymology === From Old English god, of Germanic origin. === Noun === goad (plural goads) God == Swedish == === Participle === goad past participle of goa