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Edge :: Edge (v. t.) To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on..

Stingaree :: Sting (v. t.) To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches..

Prick :: Prick (v.) That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer..

Prod :: Prod (v. t.) To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student..

Instigate :: Instigate (v. t.) To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.

Goaded :: Goaded (imp. & p. p.) of Goa.

Prog :: Prog (v. i.) To prick; to goad; to progue.

Stingless :: Stinging (a.) Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke..

Oxgoad :: Oxgoad (n.) A goad for driving oxen.

Stimulus :: Stimulus (v. t.) A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action..

Chivy :: Chivy (v. t.) To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch..

Stimulate :: Stimulate (v. t.) To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory..

Gadsman :: Gadsman (n.) One who uses a gad or goad in driving.

Prickwood :: Prickwood (n.) A shrub (Euonymus Europaeus); -- so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also spindle tree..

Spur :: Spur (n.) That which goads to action; an incitement.

Goad :: Goad (v. t.) A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates..

Trident :: Trident (n.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators..

Prick :: Prick (n.) To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite; to urge on; -- sometimes with on, or off..

Spur :: Spur (v. t.) To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse..

Sting :: Sting (v. t.) A goad; incitement.

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