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goat

/ɡoʊt/ verb C2
  1. To allow goats to feed on. (transitive)
  2. To scapegoat. (transitive)
  3. To isolate (an opposing blocker) behind one's own blockers, so as to slow down the pack. (transitive)

He/she/it goats · Past goated · Past participle goated · -ing form goating

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Verb forms

Base form
goat
He/she/it
goats
Past
goated
Past participle
goated
-ing form
goating

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They will say anything--even that thou hast lost all thy teeth, and wilt not face anything bigger than a kid, because (they are indeed shameless, these Bandar-log)--because thou art afraid of the he-goat’s horns,” Bagheera went on sweetly.
The Jungle Book, p. 43 · B2
## The Fox and the Goat
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 10 · B2
A Goat, overcome with thirst, came to the same well, and seeing the Fox, inquired if the water was good.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 10 · B2
The Goat, mindful only of his thirst, thoughtlessly jumped down, but just as he drank, the Fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a scheme for their common escape.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 10 · B2

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