Charge and Goad

Charge

Charge noun - A formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person.

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Goad and charge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Goad" instead the word "Charge" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: charged, charging, chargeable, charger

Goad noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Charge and goad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Charge" instead the word "Goad" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: goaded, goading

In Civil War, he has Spider-Man's Aunt May shot, to goad Spidey into a fight so he could show all the goons in prison he was still in charge — Spider-Man beats the hell out of him, and warns the crowd if he or anyone tries something that again he'll come back and kill them.

Source: Comic Book / The Kingpin
Meiko thinks this is her actual punishment for the incident with Gakuto's action figure but later, when trying to goad Andre to go through the prison's fence, the uniform gives out and tears which excites Andre enough to charge through the fence just as Mari planned.

Source: Manga / Prison School
Meiko thinks this is her actual punishment for the incident with Gakuto's action figure, but later, when trying to goad Andre to go through the prison's fence (which would count as a breakout), the uniform gives out and tears, which excites Andre enough to charge through the fence.

Source: Manga / Prison School

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