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
grind to a halt
to slow down and stop (like a machine when it is turned off)
The city ground to a halt when the electric power was off.