goose
/ɡuːs/
verb
- To poke or pinch someone in a sensitive area, usually as a joke or to surprise them.
- His little sister tried to goose him from behind.
- She goosed him playfully as he walked by.
- Stop goosing your friends — it's not funny.
noun
- A large water bird with a long neck, similar to a duck but larger. Geese often make a honking sound and can fly long distances.
- We fed the geese some bread at the park pond.
- The goose hissed at us when we got too close to its nest.
- A flock of geese flew overhead in a V formation.
- A silly or foolish person.
- Don't be such a goose — of course I was joking!
- My little brother can be a silly goose sometimes.
- He felt like a goose when he realized he had his shirt on backwards.