From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Goad \Goad\, n. [AS. g[=a]d; perh. akin to AS. g[=a]r a dart,
and E. gore. See {Gore}, v. t.]
A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any
necessity that urges or stimulates.
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The daily goad urging him to the daily toil.
--Macaulay.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Goad \Goad\, 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 anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming;
to stimulate.
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That temptation that doth goad us on. --Shak.
Syn: To urge; stimulate; excite; arouse; irritate; incite;
instigate.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goad
n 1: a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of
motion [syn: {prod}, {goad}]
2: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad},
{goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]
v 1: give heart or courage to [syn: {spur}, {goad}]
2: urge with or as if with a goad
3: stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick [syn: {goad},
{prick}]
4: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her
with his sarcastic remarks" [syn: {needle}, {goad}]
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