goose


Definition: Meaning of, goose in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡuːs /

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goose geese
  1. [countable] a bird that is like a duck but is larger and makes loud noises
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  2. [countable] a female goose [↪  gander]
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  3. [uncountable] the cooked meat of this bird
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  4. [singular] old-fashioned informal a silly person
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
goose goosed goosed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
goosing gooses
[transitive]
  1. American English informal to touch or press someone on their bottom as a joke
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goose used in phrases

  • Canada goose (noun)
    1. common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
  • Canadian goose (noun)
    1. common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
  • Chinese goose (noun)
    1. very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag
  • Goose Green
    1. a place in the Falklands where British soldiers fought with Argentinians in May 1982, and where many soldiers were killed
  • Hawaiian goose (noun)
    1. state bird of Hawaii
  • Mother Goose
    1. American English the imaginary writer of a book of NURSERY RHYME s (= old songs or poems for young children), or the NURSERY RHYMEs themselves
  • barnacle goose (noun)
    1. european goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
  • blue goose (noun)
    1. north American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
  • brant goose (noun)
    1. small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
  • brent goose (noun)
    1. small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
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