goat
//ɡəʊt//
Forms
- Plural
- goats
- present (v1)
- goat
- past (v2)
- goated
- past participle (v3)
- goated
- present participle
- goating
- 3rd person singular
- goats
Definitions
1.Any ruminant of the genus Capra.
- Hungrily, by firelight, we set to with damper and cold goat washed down by hot tea.
- The first thing that greets you on entering the church is a notice asking you not to vex the goat, since it renders valuable service in keeping the churchyard tidy.
- Folkestone: Network Rail and the White Cliffs Countryside Project have procured a herd of goats to keep vegetation on the slopes of Folkestone Warren under control, and to encourage rare species.
2.A lecherous man.(slang)
3.A scapegoat.(informal)
- Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.
4.A Pontiac GTO car.(slang)
1.To isolate (an opposing blocker) behind one's own blockers, so as to slow down the pack.
2.To allow goats to feed on.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4774
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English goot, got, gat, from Old English gāt, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
The sense of lecherous man derives from the slang expression "horny as a goat".