goat (g t)n. 1. Any of various hollow-horned, bearded ruminant mammals of the genus Capra, originally of mountainous areas of the Old World, especially any of the domesticated forms of C. hircus, raised for wool, milk, and meat. 2. A lecherous man. 3. A scapegoat. 4. Goat See Capricorn. [Middle English got, from Old English g  t.]goat  ish adj. |
goat [gəʊt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any sure-footed agile bovid mammal of the genus Capra, naturally inhabiting rough stony ground in Europe, Asia, and N Africa, typically having a brown-grey colouring and a beard. Domesticated varieties (C. hircus) are reared for milk, meat, and wool Related adjs caprine, hircine
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for Rocky Mountain goat
3. Informal a lecherous man
4. a bad or inferior member of any group (esp in the phrase separate the sheep from the goats)
5. short for scapegoat
act (or play) the (giddy) goat to fool around
get (someone's) goat Slang to cause annoyance to (someone)
[Old English gāt; related to Old Norse geit, Old High German geiz, Latin haedus kid]
goatlike adj
Goat [gəʊt]
n
(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) the. the constellation Capricorn, the tenth sign of the zodiac
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight hornshorn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates bovid - hollow-horned ruminants beard - hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals genus Capra, Capra - goats kid - young goat Capra hircus, domestic goat - any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool wild goat - undomesticated goat |
| 2. | goat - a victim of ridicule or pranks April fool - the butt of a prank played on April 1st | |
| 3. |  Goat - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricornindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon | |
| 4. | Goat - the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 |
goat noun
Translations
goat [gəʊt]
A. N (gen) → cabra f; (male) → chivo m, macho cabrío m
to get sb's goat → fastidiar or molestar a algn
to get sb's goat → fastidiar or molestar a algn
goat
goat:
n → Ziege f; (inf: = silly person) (= man) → Esel m (inf); (= woman) → Ziege f (inf); (= lecher) → Bock m (inf); to act the goat (inf) → herumalbern; to get somebody’s goat (inf) → jdn auf die Palme bringen (inf)
goat:
goatfish
n (US) → Meerbarbe f
goatherd
n → Ziegenhirt(in) m(f)
goat’s cheese
n = goat cheese
goatskin
n → Ziegenleder nt
goat’s milk
goatsucker
n (US Orn) → Ziegenmelker m, → Nachtschwalbe f
goat [gəʊt] n → capra
to act the goat (fam) → fare lo/a stupido/a
to get sb's goat (fam) → far uscire qn dai gangheri
goat [gəʊt] n → capra
to act the goat (fam) → fare lo/a stupido/a
to get sb's goat (fam) → far uscire qn dai gangheri
to act the goat (fam) → fare lo/a stupido/a
to get sb's goat (fam) → far uscire qn dai gangheri
goat [gəʊt] n → capra
to act the goat (fam) → fare lo/a stupido/a
to get sb's goat (fam) → far uscire qn dai gangheri
n goat [gəut]
an animal of the sheep family, with horns and a long-haired coat. bok ماعِز коза koza, kozel ged die Ziege κατσίκα cabra kits بز vuohi chèvre, bouc תַּיִש बकरा, बकरी koza kecske kambing geit capra やぎ 염소 ožka kaza; āzis kambing geit geit koza cabra capră; ţap козёл; коза koza koza koza get แพะ keçi 山羊 коза بکری con dê 山羊
goat → ماعز koza ged Ziege κατσίκα cabra vuohi chèvre koza capra ヤギ 염소 geit geit koza cabra козел get แพะ keçi con dê 山羊
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