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goad
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)
- A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- (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)
- To prod with a goad.
- To encourage or stimulate.
- 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)
- God
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elbow
English
Etymology
From Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, elnboga (“elbow”), from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô (“elbow”), equivalent to ell +? bow. Cognate with Scots elbuck (“elbow”), Saterland Frisian Älbooge (“elbow”), Dutch elleboog (“elbow”), Low German Ellebage (“elbow”), German Ellbogen, Ellenbogen (“elbow”), Danish albue (“elbow”), Icelandic olbogi, olnbogi (“elbow”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??l.b??/
- (US) IPA(key): /???.bo?/, /??l.bo?/
Noun
elbow (plural elbows)
- (anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
- Synonym: elbow joint
- (by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
- (US, dated, early 20th-century slang) A detective.
- (basketball) Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane.
- A hit with the elbow.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
elbow (third-person singular simple present elbows, present participle elbowing, simple past and past participle elbowed)
- (transitive) To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.
- (transitive, by extension) To nudge, jostle or push.
Derived terms
- elbower
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Parts of the knot
References
Anagrams
- Below, Blowe, Lebow, below, blowe, bowel, bowle
Middle English
Noun
elbow
- Alternative form of elbowe
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