Goad
Goad verb - To urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object.
Usage example: goading the horse forward into the stall
Jab
Jab verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
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Jab and Goad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/jab
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