different between constrain vs goad

English

Etymology

From Middle English constreinen, from Old French constreindre, from Latin c?nstring?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?st?e?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n
• Hyphenation: con?strain

Verb

constrain (third-person singular simple present constrains, present participle constraining, simple past and past participle constrained)

1. (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
2. (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
3. (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.

Related terms

• constraint
• constrict
• restrain
• strain

Translations

Anagrams

• consarn it, consarnit, introscan, non-racist, nonracist, transonic

English

Etymology

From Middle English gode, from Old English g?d (“goad”), from Proto-Germanic *gaid? (compare Old Norse gedda (“pike (fish)”), Lombardic gaida (“spear”)), from Proto-Indo-European *??ey- (compare Old Irish gath (“spear”), Sanskrit ??????? (hinvati), ?????? (hinoti, “to urge on, throw”), ???? (heti, “missile, projectile”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?d/
• Rhymes: -??d

Noun

goad (plural goads)

1. A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
2. (figuratively) That which goads or incites; a stimulus.

Translations

Verb

goad (third-person singular simple present goads, present participle goading, simple past and past participle goaded)

1. To prod with a goad.
2. To encourage or stimulate.
3. To incite or provoke.

Translations

See also

• goat

Anagrams

• Goda, dago, doga

Scots

Etymology

From Old English god, of Germanic origin.

Noun

goad (plural goads)

1. God