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goad

/ɡəʊd/verb

उच्चारण गोड

उकसाना, भड़काना, प्रेरित करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb (into sth/into doing sth) | ~ sb to do sth

    to keep annoying or encouraging somebody until they react, especially by doing something they did not want to do

    उकसाना, भड़काना, प्रेरित करना

    • His friends goaded him into fighting.
    • She was goaded by her rivals to resign.

    Synonyms provoke prod spur incite needle

    Opposite discourage deter dissuade

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth

    to make an animal move forward by pushing it with a pointed stick

    (पशु को) अंकुश या नुकीली छड़ी से हाँकना

    • The farmer goaded the bullocks forward.

    Synonyms prod drive

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a pointed stick used for making cows and other animals move forward

    अंकुश, पैना (पशु हाँकने की नुकीली छड़ी)

    • The driver used a goad on the oxen.

    Synonyms prod stick

  2. 2

    [C]

    something that makes somebody do something, usually by annoying them

    प्रेरणा, उकसावा

    • Fear of failure was a goad to work harder.

    Synonyms spur stimulus incentive impetus

    Opposite deterrent disincentive

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

provoke prod spur incite needle drive stick stimulus incentive impetus

Antonyms

discourage deter dissuade deterrent disincentive

§Grammar and usage

Goad somebody into doing something, as in 'They goaded him into a fight'.

Goad somebody into doing something सही है, जैसे 'They goaded him into a fight'।