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| goose [ gooss ] |
noun (plural geese [ geess ]) |
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1. long-necked water bird: a large waterfowl with a long neck and webbed feet, noted for its seasonal migrations and distinctive honking sound. Geese resemble swans but have shorter necks. Subfamily Anserinae.
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2. female bird: a female goose.
See also gander (sense 1)
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3. flesh of goose: the flesh of the goose, cooked and eaten as food
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4. offensive term: an offensive term for a person who is regarded as silly
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5. (plural gooses) tailor's iron: an iron with a long curved handle, used by tailors for pressing and smoothing cloth
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6. (plural gooses) prod in buttocks: a poke between or pinch on the buttocks
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular gooses, present participle goosing, past and past participle goosed) |
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1. prod somebody in buttocks: to poke or pinch somebody on the buttocks
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2. US encourage somebody: to spur somebody on to action
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| [ Old English gōs< Indo-European] |
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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs to destroy something that is or has been a regular, dependable source of profit or benefit
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