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G — Gleeful to Golden (Part 7 of 10)

Go about.

    1. Endeavor, attempt, undertake, set one’s self about.
    2. (Naut.) Tack, change the course.

Goad, n. Prick, point.

Goad, v. a.

    1. Prick with a goad.
    2. Harass, worry, sting, annoy, irritate, badger.
    3. Incite, stimulate, instigate, urge, impel, spur, arouse, stir up, set on.

Go ahead. Proceed, advance, go on, pus on, press forward.

Goal, n.

    1. Post (set to bound a race), mark, mete, limit, bound.
    2. Object, end, design, destination, aim, height of one’s ambition.

Goatish, a.

    1. Goatlike, like a goat.
    2. Lecherous, lustful, lascivious, salacious, lubric, lubricous.

Goat-sucker, n. Night-jar, wheel-bird, churnowl (Caprimulgus Europæus.

Go away. Depart, go off.

Go a wool-gathering. Go on a fool’s errand, go on a wild-goose chase, go on a sleeveless errand, reckon without one’s host.

Go back. Return.

Gobble, v. a. Swallow (greedily), bolt, gulp.

Gobbler, n.

    1. Gormandizer, gourmand. See glutton.
    2. (Colloq.) Turkey-cock.