Goose (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give a spurt of fuel to; "goose the car".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The driver decided to goose the engine and quickly sped past the traffic light.
- She goosed the ATV to climb the steep hill.
- To overtake the truck, he goosed the accelerator.
- The instructor taught her how to goose the bike for a short speed boost.
- In a desperate attempt to reach the finish line first, he goosed the old car's engine one last time.
Meaning 2
Pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The prankster goosed the unsuspecting girl walking down the hallway.
- In a playful gesture, he goosed his sister while she was watching TV.
- At the party, someone goosed him, making him jump in surprise.
- She goosed her friend in a joking manner, but it startled her instead.
- As the crowd was cheering, someone in the back goosed the dancer's assistant.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Prod into action.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- His sudden question goosed the discussion back to life.
- The deadline for the project goosed the team into overdrive.
- The cold water goosed her into a frantic swim for shore.
- The approaching storm goosed the crowd into a panicked evacuation.
- A series of bad reviews goosed the restaurant staff into making changes.