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Definition of Goose
1. Verb. Pinch in the buttocks. "He goosed the unsuspecting girl"
2. Noun. Web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks.
Group relationships: Anatidae, Family Anatidae, Gaggle
Specialized synonyms: Gosling, Gander, Anser Cygnoides, Chinese Goose, Anser Anser, Graylag, Graylag Goose, Greylag, Greylag Goose, Blue Goose, Chen Caerulescens, Brant, Brant Goose, Brent, Brent Goose, Branta Canadensis, Canada Goose, Canadian Goose, Honker, Barnacle, Barnacle Goose, Branta Leucopsis
Terms within: Goose Down
Derivative terms: Gosling
3. Verb. Prod into action.
4. Noun. A man who is a stupid incompetent fool.
Generic synonyms: Fool, Muggins, Sap, Saphead, Tomfool
Derivative terms: Goof, Goofy, Goosey, Goosy, Zany, Zany
5. Verb. Give a spurt of fuel to. "Goose the car"
6. Noun. Flesh of a goose (domestic or wild).
Definition of Goose
1. n. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinæ, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres.
Definition of Goose
1. Noun. Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, bigger than a duck ¹
2. Noun. The flesh of the goose used as food. ¹
3. Noun. (slang) A stupid person ¹
4. Noun. (archaic) A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics. ¹
5. Verb. (slang) To sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks. Derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters. ¹
6. Verb. (slang) To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator. ¹
7. Verb. (UK slang) Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not pre-booked a cab. This is unauthorised under UK licensing conditions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goose
1. a swimming bird [n GEESE] / to poke between the buttocks [v GOOSED, GOOSING, GOOSES]
Medical Definition of Goose
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Origin: OE. Gos, AS. Gs, pl. Gs; akin to D. & G. Gans, Icel. Gas, Dan. Gaas, Sw. Gs, Russ. Guse. OIr. Geiss, L. Anser, for hanser, Gr, Skr. Hamsa. Cf. Gander, Gannet, Ganza, Gosling.