goat

See also: Goat, GOAT, G. O. A. T., G.O.A.T., and go at

English
Domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)

Etymology

From Middle English gote, goot, got, gat, from Old English gāt, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

Noun

goat (plural goats)

  1. A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra.
  2. (slang) A lecherous man.
    • etymology: from the slang term "horny as a goat"
  3. (informal) A scapegoat.
    • 2008, "Tigers already miss Jones", in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008
      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.
    • 1997, "1997 World Series", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas
      Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.
  4. (slang) A Pontiac GTO car.
  5. (speech recognition) A person who is not easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with sheep.
  6. (slang) A person who graduates from West Point with a 2.0 GPA

Synonyms

Holonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Abenaki: kots (from "goats")
  • → Rotokas: goti

Translations

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Verb

goat (third-person singular simple present goats, present participle goating, simple past and past participle goated)

  1. (transitive) To allow goats to feed on.
    • 1918, Agricultural Experiment Station, Director's Biennial Report - Page 51
      Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather […] For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously
  2. (transitive) To scapegoat.
    • 2001, "A worthy Rusch to judgment", in USA Today, July 15, 2001
      John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save

Anagrams

West Frisian

Noun

goat c (plural [please provide])

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) shoot (of a plant)

Noun

goat c (plural goaten, diminutive goatsje)

  1. Alternative form of goate
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