1syllable
goose
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Definitions ofgoose
1noun
- Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.
Example: "There is a flock of geese on the pond."
- A female goose (sense 1).
- The flesh of the goose used as food.
- A silly person.
- A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
- A young woman or girlfriend.
- An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.
1verb
- To sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks. Derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters.
- To stimulate, to spur.
- To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.
- (UK slang) Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not pre-booked a cab. This is unauthorised under UK licensing conditions.
- To hiss (a performer) off the stage.
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