[goose] n, pl geese [ME gos, fr. OE gos; akin to OHG gans goose, L anser, Gk chen] (bef. 12c) 1 a: any of numerous large waterfowl (family Anatidae) that are intermediate between the swans and ducks and have long necks, feathered lores, and reticulate tarsi b: a female goose as distinguished from a gander
2: simpleton, dolt 3 pl goos.es : a tailor's smoothing iron with a gooseneck handle
4. pl goos.es : a poke between the buttocks
[2]goose vt goosed ; goos.ing (ca. 1880) 1: to poke between the buttocks with an upward thrust
2: to increase the activity, speed, power, intensity, or amount of: spur "an effort to ~ newsstand sales"