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goad

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɡəʊd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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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

C2
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See also

goad stick Goadby Goaded goader Goading goadman

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