2 entries under this word

Goad

Gōad, n.

noun

(20), n. [A-S. gād, gǽd, Goth. gazds. See GAD.] A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast to move faster; hence, any thing that urges or stimulates.

He no longer felt the daily goad urging him to the daily toil. Macaulay.

Gōad, v. t.

verbtransitive

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 any thing pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate.

That temptation that doth goad us on. Shak.

Synonyms— To urge; stimulate; excite; arouse; irritate; incite; instigate.