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
climb the wall
to be so bored that you become anxious and frustrated
The woman began to climb the wall after only a few days at her new job.