Definition of "goose" in English

noun

1. Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.

   • There is a flock of geese on the pond.

2. (strictly) A female goose.

3. The flesh of the goose used as food.

4. (slang, plural geese or gooses) A silly person.

5. (archaic) A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.

6. (South Africa, slang, dated) A young woman or girlfriend.

7. (uncountable, historical) An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.

verb

1. (transitive, slang) To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks, or prod between the buttocks, of (a person).

2. (transitive, slang) To stimulate; to spur.

3. (transitive, slang) To gently accelerate (an automobile or machine), or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.

4. (slang, UK) Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not booked a cab, in violation of UK licensing conditions.

5. (transitive, slang) To hiss (a performer) off the stage.