goose
To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks, or prod between the buttocksTo sharply poke or pinch the buttocks, or prod between the buttocks (of a person).
Meaning
5 senses(slang, transitive)To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks, or prod between the buttocks (of a person).
pinch in the buttocks
(slang, transitive)To stimulate; to spur.
(slang, transitive)To gently accelerate (a vehicle); to give repeated, small taps on the accelerator of (a vehicle); to feather the throttle of (a vehicle).
(UK, slang)Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not booked a cab, in violation of UK licensing conditions.
(slang, transitive)To hiss (a performer) off the stage.
Examples
118 sentencesIt was a wild goose chase.
ruЭто была сумасбродная затея. — shanghainese
I saw a lot of geese.
Tom knew his goose was cooked.
ruТом понял, что он пропал. — marafon
I think it's a wild goose chase.
Have you ever seen geese in this area?
Forms
gooses, goosing, goosed, goosedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.