goat
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
any of various related animals, as the Rocky Mountain goat.
Idioms about goat
get someone's goat, Informal. to anger, annoy, or frustrate a person: His arrogance gets my goat.
Origin of goat
1Other words from goat
- goat·like, adjective
Words Nearby goat
Other definitions for GOAT (2 of 2)
or G.O.A.T.
greatest of all time: (used to describe or refer to a person or thing that is considered to be the best ever in a particular field, category, etc., especially in sports): If he hadn’t been injured, he would have been the GOAT, but he’s still a top 5 player.That film is indisputably GOAT—I watch it at least once a year.
Origin of GOAT
2- Also the GOAT .
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How to use goat in a sentence
My favorite of the oil-marinated snacking foods is goat cheese, which takes well to pretty much any flavor combination, and slowly soaks up the aromatic garlic-herb oil as it sits.
The restaurant quickly filled up—with family and friends, some of whom brought their goats and hens.
If you’re going to go to the goat conversation with me, it’s LeBron.
Who Does Mina Kimes Think Is the Greatest NFL Player of All Time? | Joshua Eferighe | October 28, 2020 | OzyThat’s how we’ve ended up with cats, dogs, goats, and other critters as “mayors” across America.
The story behind the most fraudulent election in history | PopSci Staff | October 28, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis week’s episode is all about voting, elections, democracy, and beer-guzzling goat mayors.
The story behind the most fraudulent election in history | PopSci Staff | October 28, 2020 | Popular-Science
Nervous fans can keep a vigilant eye on it via a webcam hosted on the town website that offers 24-hour goat viewing.
And the Gävle goat, apparently a sensitive creature, took the destruction hard.
Exactly one month after the first straw goat was erected in Gävle, it was mysteriously burned to a crisp.
“I´m now writing to you from goat heaven,” he lamented on the blog he maintains.
Gävle goat must be dreading the imminent holiday and his fifty-fifty chance of destruction.
Here the goat, who evidently was not yet quite started, inquired, "Must all the halves be of the same shape?"
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylI would strongly recommend those who have children with them to take a goat as well.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe covering of the bales is a sort of netting made by the peasants from goat's hair; it is elastic and of great strength.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.And the he goat, is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn that was between his eyes, the same is the first king.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIndeed, they used the epithet son of a goat in the same way as the modern vulgar do an appellation which is much more literal.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
British Dictionary definitions for goat (1 of 3)
/ (ɡəʊt) /
any sure-footed agile bovid mammal of the genus Capra, naturally inhabiting rough stony ground in Europe, Asia, and N Africa, typically having a brown-grey colouring and a beard. Domesticated varieties (C. hircus) are reared for milk, meat, and wool: Related adjectives: caprine, hircine
short for Rocky Mountain goat
informal a lecherous man
a bad or inferior member of any group (esp in the phrase separate the sheep from the goats)
short for scapegoat
act the goat, act the giddy goat, play the goat or play the giddy goat to fool around
get someone's goat slang to cause annoyance to someone
Origin of goat
1Derived forms of goat
- goatlike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for go at (2 of 3)
to make an energetic attempt at (something)
to attack vehemently
British Dictionary definitions for Goat (3 of 3)
/ (ɡəʊt) /
the Goat the constellation Capricorn, the tenth sign of the zodiac
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Other Idioms and Phrases with goat
see get someone's goat; separate the sheep from the goats.
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