Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun goose

3 senses of goose

Sense 1
goose -- (web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks)
       => anseriform bird -- (chiefly web-footed swimming birds)

Sense 2
fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany -- (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)
       => fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool -- (a person who lacks good judgment)

Sense 3
goose -- (flesh of a goose (domestic or wild))
       => poultry -- (flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb goose

3 senses of goose

Sense 1
goose -- (pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl")
       => pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch -- (squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle")

Sense 2
goose -- (prod into action)
       => prod, incite, egg on -- (urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window")

Sense 3
goose -- (give a spurt of fuel to; "goose the car")
       => pump -- (operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal")