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Calls for someone to compete
Plural for a thing that stimulates someone into action
“It's also a justifiable goad to the nation to step up and reclaim the role of leader when it comes to human rights.”
Plural for something that provokes
“The new tax acted as a goad to political unrest.”
Plural for a spiked stick used for driving cattle
“Ankusha, the goad held in Lord Ganesha's right hand is used to remove obstacles from dharma's path.”
Plural for a person who intentionally instigates or incites trouble or mischief
Plural for anything that serves to remind
Plural for any medication designed to cause irritation
Plural for the act of insisting or convincing
Plural for one who upsets the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by proving an irritant
Plural for a strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle
To invite someone to engage in a contest
To incite or provoke into doing something
“Of course, she probably only called me to try and goad me into reading her comment and replying.”
To encourage or stimulate into doing something
“The task of the facilitator was to goad the students by posing pertinent questions and to answer questions on their part.”
To annoy or irritate someone
“She began to goad him with taunts, insults, and cruel suggestions.”
To prod with a goad
“As the herders goad the cattle, the clouds goad the men.”
To harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)
To incite or cause troublesome acts
(British, informal) To pressurize (someone) into doing something
To drive spiritually or urge someone on
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