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goat
1[ goht ]
noun
- any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- any of various related animals, as the Rocky Mountain goat.
- Goat, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign Capricorn.
- Also the goat. a scapegoat or victim:
When the police came, he was left behind to be the goat.
- a licentious or lecherous man; lecher.
GOAT
2[ goht, jee-oh-ey-tee ]
noun
- greatest of all time: (used to describe or refer to a person or thing that is considered to be the best ever in a particular field, category, etc., especially in sports):
If he hadn’t been injured, he would have been the GOAT, but he’s still a top 5 player.
That film is indisputably GOAT—I watch it at least once a year.
Goat
1/ ɡəʊt /
noun
- the Goatthe constellation Capricorn, the tenth sign of the zodiac
goat
2/ ɡəʊt /
noun
- any sure-footed agile bovid mammal of the genus Capra, naturally inhabiting rough stony ground in Europe, Asia, and N Africa, typically having a brown-grey colouring and a beard. Domesticated varieties ( C. hircus ) are reared for milk, meat, and wool caprinehircine
- short for Rocky Mountain goat
- informal.a lecherous man
- a bad or inferior member of any group (esp in the phrase separate the sheep from the goats )
- short for scapegoat
- act the goat or act the giddy goat or play the goat or play the giddy goatto fool around
- get someone's goat slang.to cause annoyance to someone
Derived Forms
- ˈgoatˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- goat·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of goat1
Origin of goat2
Word History and Origins
Origin of goat1
Idioms and Phrases
- get someone's goat, Informal. to anger, annoy, or frustrate a person:
His arrogance gets my goat.
More idioms and phrases containing goat
see get someone's goat ; separate the sheep from the goats .Example Sentences
They keep goats - primarily to make cheese and occasionally for meat - as well as chickens, grow their own vegetables and manage the site's woodland.
Under her ownership, Steve’s Pets sold puppies, kittens, rabbits, rodents, birds, fish — even goats and small pigs.
“I always said he was my favorite comedian, and we always called him God’s favorite comedian. ... He’s changed me as a comedian and he changed the world. He’s the best, he’s the goat.”
Therefore, the official order for the zodiac animals is as follows: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
The government's aim is to vaccinate at least 22 million cattle and 50 million goats and sheep over three years.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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