Goad and Pull

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Goad

Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
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Pull is an antonym for goad in egg on topic.
Nearby Words: goaded, goading

Pull

Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
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Synonyms for Pull
Antonyms for Pull
Goad is an antonym for pull.
Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller
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Common collocations

man goad man pull man
people goad people pull people
enemies goad enemies pull enemies
heroes goad heroes pull heroes

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Bad Boys Suicide by Cop: Fouchet tries to goad Mike into doing this for him, but he only gets killed after he tries to pull a gun on Marcus.
    Source: Film / Bad Boys
  • When the cops pull him in, he tries to goad one into hitting him in order to get the man suspended.
    Source: Karma Houdini / Film
  • All so that, if Barney ever wanted something from Marshall, he could use a sneeze to make him go the Shinjitsu restaurant, then goad him into betting that Barney couldn't pull of Shinjitsu cooking tricks.
    Source: Crazy Prepared / Live-Action TV
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Antonyms for pull

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