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goose  (gs)

n. pl. geese (gs)

1.

a. Any of various wild or domesticated water birds of the family Anatidae, and especially of the genera Anser and Branta, characteristically having a shorter neck than that of a swan and a shorter, more pointed bill than that of a duck.

b. The female of such a bird.

c. The flesh of such a bird used as food.

2. Informal A silly person.

3. pl. goos·es A tailor's pressing iron with a long curved handle.

4. Slang A poke, prod, or pinch between or on the buttocks.

tr.v. goosed, goos·ing, goos·es Slang

1. To poke, prod, or pinch (a person) between or on the buttocks.

2. To move to action; spur: goosed the governor to sign the tax bill.

3. To give a spurt of fuel to (a car, for example); cause to accelerate quickly. "The pilot goosed his craft, powering away" (Nicholas Proffitt).

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[Middle English goos, from Old English gs; see ghans- in Indo-European roots.]

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goose ¹

Noun

pl geese

1. a fairly large web-footed long-necked migratory bird

2. the female of such a bird

3. the flesh of the goose used for food

4. Informal a silly person [Old English gōs]

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goose ²

Verb

[goosing, goosed] Slang to prod (someone) playfully in the bottom [from the jabbing of a goose's bill]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	goose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks anseriform bird - chiefly web-footed swimming birds Anatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks gosling - young goose gander - mature male goose Anser cygnoides, Chinese goose - very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag Anser anser, graylag, graylag goose, greylag, greylag goose - common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds blue goose, Chen caerulescens - North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter brant, brant goose, brent, brent goose - small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward Branta canadensis, Canada goose, Canadian goose, honker - common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis, barnacle - European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north goose down - down of the goose goose - flesh of a goose (domestic or wild) gaggle - a flock of geese
	2.	goose - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, jackass, twat, zany fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
	3.	goose - flesh of a goose (domestic or wild) goose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
Verb	1.	goose - pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl" nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch, squeeze - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
	2.	goose - prod into action egg on, prod, incite - urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
	3.	goose - give a spurt of fuel to; "goose the car" pump - operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"

Translations

goose, geese [guːs, giːs] n → ganso, oca

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goose [geese , pl ] [guːs, giːs] n → oie f

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goose [guːs] [geese , pl ] n → Gans f

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goose [pl geese] [guːs, giːs] n → oca

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goose

n goose [guːs]

a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger The farmer's wife keeps geese. gans إوَزَّه، وَزَّه гъска husa gås die Gans χήνα ganso hani غاز hanhi oie אַווָז हंस guska liba angsa gæs oca がちょう 거위 žąsis zoss angsa gans gås gęś ganso gâscă гусь hus gos guska gås ห่าน kaz 鵝 гуска; гусак بط ngỗng 鹅

n goose-flesh

, ˈgoosepimples, (American) ˈgoosebumpsnoun plural small bumps on the skin caused by cold or fear. قَشْعَريرَه gåsehud die Gänsehaut ανατριχίλα piel de gallina kananahk kananliha chair de poule merinding gæsahúð pelle d'oca 鳥肌 소름 þàsies oda zosāda kippevel gåsehud gęsia skórka pele de galinha piele de găină мурашки husia koža kurja polt gåshud ürpermiş/diken diken olmuş deri 雞皮疙瘩 鸡皮疙瘩

he etc wouldn't say boo to a goose

he etc is very timid. جَبان je to strašpytel ikke gøre en kat fortræd äußerst furchtsam είναι πολύ ντροπαλός es un miedica ta kardab oma varjugi säikähtää omaa varjoaankin c'est une poule mouillée pemalu meinlaus; feiminn, óframfærinn e' buono come il pane おくびょうな 아주 소심하다 jis ir pan. ir musės nenuskriaus viņš nevar pat mušu no deguna nodzīt ikke gjøre en katt fortred não mataria uma mosca el este un găgăuţă он и мухи не обидит je to strachopud nikomur ne bi skrivil lasu inte våga tala för sig çok çekingen, utangaç, kimsenin tavuğuna kış diyemez 膽小的 胆小的