n. 25B6; noun
he applied his goad to the cows : PROD, spike, staff, crook, rod.
a goad to political change : STIMULUS, incentive, encouragement, inducement, fillip, spur, prod, prompt; motive, motivation.
25B6; verb we were goaded into action : PROVOKE, spur, prod, egg on, hound, badger, incite, rouse, stir, move, stimulate, motivate, prompt, induce, encourage, urge, inspire; impel, pressure, pressurize, dragoon.