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Meaning of goad | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ɡəʊd

Definitions

A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
A surname.
That which goads or incites; a stimulus.
figuratively

Equivalents

العربية المهماز مِنْخَس مهماز

Български копраля остен

Bosanski brod прут

Čeština bodec pobídnout popíchnout popichovat provokovat vyprovokovat

Dansk pigkæp

Deutsch anspornen anstacheln antreiben aufreizen reizen Stachelstock

Ελληνικά βουκέντρα ενθαρρύνω κεντώ παροτρύνω

Español acuciar aguijada aguijadera aguijar cucar cuquear incitar picana picar picar la cresta provocar puya puyar terigüela

Suomi ajokeppi kannustaa tutkain yllyttää

Français aiguillon aiguillonner Provoquer

Gaeilge brod

Gàidhlig brod

Galego afalar aferretar aguillada aguillar aguilloar aguillón

עברית מלמד מְלַמֵּד

हिन्दी अंकुश औगी हाँकना

Hrvatski brod прут

Magyar felbujt felpiszkál

Bahasa Indonesia gancu kuasa kusa

Italiano pungolare pungolo

Kurdî çucar kusa

Latina stimulare stimularia stimulus

Македонски подбуцне

മലയാളം അങ്കുശം തോട്ടി

Bahasa Melayu angkus

Nederlands aanmoedigen aansporen aanzetten prikkelen provoceren staak stimuleren

Polski bodziec oścień podjudzać podjudzić prowadzić

Português atiçar incitar provocar

Română îndemna strămurare

Русский подгонять подначивать подстрека́ть поощрять прут стрека́ло

Српски brod прут

Svenska egga sporra trissa

ไทย ปฏัก ประตัก

Türkçe gönder üvendire

Examples

“the daily goad urging him to the daily toil”

“I might have been an unfortunate little bull in a Spanish arena, I got so smartingly touched up by these moral goads.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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