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| NOUN | 1 | goad, prod | A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion |
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| 2 | goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring | A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something | |
| VERB | 1 | goad, spur | Give heart or courage to |
| 2 | goad | Urge with or as if with a goad | |
| 3 | goad, prick | Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick | |
| 4 | goad, needle | Goad or provoke,as by constant criticism |
| Sounds | gow'd |
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| Rhymes | abode, anode, bestowed, and 51 more rhymes in owd... |
| Meaning | A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion. |
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| Synonyms | prod |
| Broader | device |
| Narrower | ankus; spur, gad |
| Verbs | goad; goad |
| Meaning | A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something. |
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| Synonyms | goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring |
| Broader | encouragement |
| Verbs | goad; goad; goad |
| Meaning | Give heart or courage to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | spur |
| Broader | encourage |
| Nouns | goad |
| Meaning | Urge with or as if with a goad. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Broader | prod, incite, egg on |
| Narrower | spur |
| Nouns | goad; goad, goading |
| Meaning | Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | prick |
| Broader | stab, jab |
| Nouns | goad |
| Meaning | Goad or provoke,as by constant criticism. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | needle |
| Broader | harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke |
| Nouns | goad, goading |
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