goad
goad Lexical Profile
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• verb
To provoke or annoy someone persistently so as to stimulate an action or reaction.
"His rivals tried to goad him into making a rash decision during the debate."
To drive or urge livestock forward with a pointed stick or rod.
"The farmer had to goad the reluctant mules across the shallow river."
• noun
A stimulus or provocation that prompts or urges someone to take action.
"The harsh criticism served as a necessary goad to improve the company's safety standards."
A spiked stick or pointed rod used for driving cattle or other livestock.
"The herdsman carried a wooden goad to guide the oxen along the narrow mountain path."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English gad, meaning 'a spearhead, arrowhead, or pointed stick for driving cattle,' tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root related to 'spear.'