goat
IPA: gˈoʊt
noun
- A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra.
- (uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal.
- (slang) A lecherous man.
- (informal) A scapegoat.
- (slang) A Pontiac GTO car.
- (speech recognition) A person who is not easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with sheep.
- A fool, loser, or object of ridicule.
- (roller derby) A blocker who is isolated behind the opposing team's blockers, so as to slow down the pack.
- (UK, politics, informal) A member of the "government of all the talents" proposed by British prime minister Gordon Brown.
- The eighth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
- (acronym) Alternative letter-case form of GOAT (“Greatest of All Time”) [(UK, politics, informal) A member of the "government of all the talents" proposed by British prime minister Gordon Brown.]
- (slang) Acronym of greatest of all time.
verb
- (transitive) To allow goats to feed on.
- (transitive) To scapegoat.
- (transitive, roller derby) To isolate (an opposing blocker) behind one's own blockers, so as to slow down the pack.
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Examples of "goat" in Sentences
- The goat died during the cruise.
- Separate the sheep from the goats.
- What are the odds of choosing the goat
- It is the ancestor of the domestic goat.
- The goat was sacrificed in the ceremony.
- Angora goats produce the lustrous fibre.
- There is also the rearing of pigs and goats.
- Male goats are known to lactate on occasion.
- The inhabitants of the city raise goats and cattle.
- At the end of the puja, the devotees sacrifice a goat.
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