Goad and Stick

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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
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Stick and goad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stick" instead the word "Goad" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: goaded, goading

Stick

Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.
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Goad and stick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Goad" instead the word "Stick" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

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people goad people stick people

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  • Badass Israeli All it says is he took an ox goad (which is essentially a stick with a pointy end, and a hooked end) and singlehandedly slaughtered a group of 300 Philistines.
    Source: Badass Israeli
  • Whip It Good The actual device used was a goad or prick, which was a pointy stick which you'd stick the beast with, hence the English idiom for useless, painful defiance, "to kick against the prick"; animals which tried kicking the pricks would hurt themselves further for no gain.
    Source: Whip It Good
  • The Final Temptation He's in bad enough shape emotionally that the prospect of forgetting is enough to goad him into briefly turning on Aya, but the stalemate is interrupted by an explosion that knocks them both off their feet, and ultimately he chooses to stick with his teammates.
    Source: The Final Temptation
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