goose
goose [goose gooses goosed goosing] noun, verb BrE [ɡuːs] NAmE [ɡuːs]
noun (pl. geeseBrE [ɡiːs] ; NAmE [ɡiːs] )
1. countable a bird like a large ↑duck with a long neck. Geese either live wild or are kept on farms.
2. uncountable meat from a goose
•roast goose
3. countable a female goose
compare ↑gander
4. countable (old-fashioned, informal)a silly person
see also ↑wild goose chase, see cook sb's goose at ↑cook v., kill the goose that lays the golden eggs at ↑kill v., what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander at ↑sauce, not say boo to a goose at ↑say v.
Word Origin:
Old English gōs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gans and German Gans, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin anser and Greek khēn.
verb (informal)
1. ~ sb to touch or squeeze sb's bottom
•Jack goosed her as she reached for a file.
2. ~ sth (along/up) (NAmE)to make sth move or work faster
•The government has done everything possible to goose the economy along.
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Word Origin:
Old English gōs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gans and German Gans, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin anser and Greek khēn.
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