goose

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Synonyms: loose, noose, moose, oose, goos, gorse, goole, goode, goosh, boose, goosy

Antonyms: loose, noose, moose, oose, goos, gorse, goole, goode, goosh, boose, goosy

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Noun

{{senseid|en|Q16529344}}Any of various grazing [[waterfowl]] of the family {{taxfmt|Anatidae|family}}, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than [[duck]]s.
{{lb|en|strict}} A [[female]] goose.
{{lb|en|uncountable}} The flesh of the goose used as food.
{{lb|en|slang|plural {{m|en|geese}} or {{m|en|gooses}}}} A silly person.
{{lb|en|archaic}} A tailor's [[iron]], heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
{{lb|en|South Africa|slang|dated}} A [[young]] [[woman]] or [[girlfriend]].
{{lb|en|uncountable|historical}} An old English [[board game]] in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.

{{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks, or prod between the buttocks (of a person).
{{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[stimulate]]; to [[spur]].
{{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To gently accelerate (a vehicle); to give repeated, small taps on the accelerator of (a vehicle); to [[feather#Verb|feather]] the throttle of (a vehicle).
{{lb|en|slang|UK}} Of private-hire [[taxi]] drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not booked a cab, in violation of UK licensing conditions.
{{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[hiss]] (a performer) off the stage.

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