goad
verb
[ ɡəʊd ]
• provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.
• "he was trying to goad her into a fight"
Similar:
provoke,
spur,
prick,
sting,
prod,
egg on,
hound,
badger,
incite,
rouse,
stir,
move,
stimulate,
motivate,
excite,
inflame,
work/fire up,
impel,
pressure,
pressurize,
dragoon,
prompt,
induce,
encourage,
urge,
inspire,
• drive (an animal) with a spiked stick.
• "the cowboys goaded their cattle across the meadows"
goad
noun
• a spiked stick used for driving cattle.
Origin:
Old English gād, of Germanic origin.
