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View definitions for goose

goose

noun as in poultry

noun as in fowl

verb as in prod

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He was, for example, appalled at the force-feeding of ducks and geese to enlarge their livers to produce foie gras.

Why does she lead him on a wild goose chase when she’s clearly crazy about him?

From Salon

For weeks the Lions travelled around this magnificent land without anybody saying boo to a goose.

From BBC

He knows that we know where this is going — the title gives the game away — so his job is to goose the inevitable in ways that make us squirm and gasp.

In one scene, Maxim reminds a ragtag gang of young boys he’s trying to raise into skilled hunters what they’re fighting for: Their families have lost geese, cats, livestock, a sense of safety.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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