goose
/ɡus/ verb C2- To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks, or prod between the buttocks (of a person).
- To stimulate; to spur.
- To gently accelerate (a vehicle); to give repeated, small taps on the accelerator of (a vehicle); to feather the throttle of (a vehicle).
- To hiss (a performer) off the stage.
He/she/it gooses · Past goosed · Past participle goosed · -ing form goosing
Verb forms
- Base form
- goose
- He/she/it
- gooses
- Past
- goosed
- Past participle
- goosed
- -ing form
- goosing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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I might have told him that he was clearly going on a wild-goose chase, but, on second thoughts, it seemed better to clear the stage by letting him go.
## The Swan and the Goose
A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
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