Goad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Goaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Goading.] To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate.
That temptation that doth goad us on. --Shak.
Syn: -- To urge; stimulate; excite; arouse; irritate; incite; instigate.
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goaded
adj : compelled forcibly by an outside agency; "mobs goaded by
blind hatred" [syn: driven]