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- Dictionarygoose/ɡuːs/
noun
- 1. a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills.
- 2. a foolish person: informal "‘Silly goose,’ he murmured fondly"
verb
- 1. poke (someone) in the bottom.
- 2. give (something) a boost; invigorate: North American "the government's desire to goose the tired housing market"
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Contents. GOOSE definition: 1. a large water bird similar to a duck but larger, or the meat from this bird 2. a silly person 3…. Learn more.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word goose, from a type of bird to a simpleton. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of goose.
A greylag goose (Anser anser), with a rail in the background. A goose (pl.: geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera Anser (grey geese and white geese) and Branta (black geese).
A goose is a type of waterbird with a long neck and a short bill, or the female of such a bird. It can also mean a silly person, a tailor's iron, or a slang term for a poke or a prod.
Goose definition: any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.. See examples of GOOSE used in a sentence.
Goose is the flesh of a type of bird which is often kept on a farm for its meat, eaten as food. The main dish that day was roast goose . Goose can be cooked in the same way as other poultry.
Definition of goose noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
