— goadlike , adj.
/gohd/ , n.
1. a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
2. anything that pricks or wounds like such a stick.
3. something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus.
v.t.
4. to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite.
[ bef. 900; ME gode, OE gad; cf. Langobardic gaida spearhead ]
Syn. 4. spur, push, impel.