n.
1.a pointed instrument used to prod into motion
2.a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something goad v.
1.give heart or courage to
2.urge with or as if with a goad
3.prod or urge as if with a log stick
4.goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
Idiom of the Day
worked up
to feel excited, to be angry, to be worried
My friend is worked up because he was not invited to the party.