goad

«goad» in Mova's school dictionary: a pointed stick used to drive animals on — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun; verb (goad, goads, goaded, goading)

meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) A goad is a pointed stick used to drive animals on. tree →

2) (verb) To goad is to push or prod someone to act, often by annoying or provoking them. tree →

sense in the lessons

a farm tool in old tales (a stick for driving oxen); in talk, to goad someone is to urge or provoke them into doing something

examples

• The farmer used a goad to make the oxen move. tree →
• Do not goad your brother; he will lose his temper. tree →
• Children of the yoke and goad, pack and harness. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «goad» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.