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GOAT

abbr.

greatest of all time

goat

(gōt)

1. A domesticated ruminant mammal(Capra hircus) having backward curving horns and a beard especially in the male, raised for its wool, milk, and meat.

2. Any of various wild ruminant mammals of the genusCapra and related genera, including the ibexes and the wild goat(C. aegagrus) of Eurasia.

3. A lecherous man.

4. A person who is blamed for a failure or misfortune, especially a scapegoat.

5.Goat

a. See Capricorn.

b. See Capricornus.

[Middle Englishgot, from Old Englishgāt.]

goat′ish adj.

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goat

(ɡəʊt)

1. (Animals) any sure-footed agile bovid mammal of the genusCapra, 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.

2. (Animals) short forRocky Mountain goat

3.informal a lecherous man

4.a bad or inferior member of any group (esp in the phraseseparate the sheep from the goats)

5. short forscapegoat

6.act the goatact the giddy goatplay the goatplay the giddy goatto fool around

7.get someone's goatslang to cause annoyance to someone

[Old Englishgāt; related to Old Norsegeit, Old High Germangeiz, Latinhaedus kid]

ˈgoatˌlikeadj

Goat

(ɡəʊt)

(Astrology)the Goatthe constellation Capricorn, the tenth sign of the zodiac

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goat

(goʊt)

n.

1. any agile, hollow-horned ruminant of the Old World genusCapra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to sheep, usu. native to mountainous regions, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.

2. any of various related animals, as the Rocky Mountain goat.

3. (cap.)Capricorn (def 1).

4. a scapegoat or victim.

5. a lecherous man.

Idioms:

get someone's goat,Informal. to anger, annoy, or frustrate a person.

[before 900; Middle Englishgot, Old Englishgāt, c. Old Saxongēt, Old High Germangeiz, Old Norsegeit, Gothicgaits; akin to Latinhaedus kid]

goat′like`,adj.

goat

(gōt)

Any of various hoofed ruminant mammals related to the sheep and having hollow, curved horns and a beard. Goats are raised in many parts of the world for wool, milk, and meat.

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Noun	1.	goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns caprine animal horn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates bovid - hollow-horned ruminants beard - hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals genus Capra,Capra - goats kid - young goat billy goat,he-goat,billy - male goat nanny-goat,she-goat,nanny - female goat Capra hircus,domestic goat - any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool wild goat - undomesticated goat
	2.	goat - a victim of ridicule or pranks laughingstock,stooge,butt April fool - the butt of a prank played on April 1st dupe,victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
	3.	Goat - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn Capricorn individual,mortal,person,somebody,someone,soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" astrology,star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
	4.	Goat - the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 Capricorn the Goat,Capricorn

goat

noun

Related words
adjectivescaprine,hircine
malebilly,buck
femalenanny
youngkid,yeanling
collective nounsherd,tribe

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goat

noun

One who is made an object of blame:

scapegoat,whipping boy.

Slang:fall guy,patsy.

Translations

ماعِزمعزة

коза

kozakozel

ged

ZiegeBokkieGeiß

κατσίκα κατσικίσιος κατσικόδρομος τσούρα

kapro

cabra chivo

kits

vuohi

chèvre

koza

kecske

kambing

geit

capra caprino far uscire dai gangheri separare i buoni dai cattivi

やぎ

염소

capercaprahircus

ožka

āziskaza

capră

коза козлиный козлище козлобородость козлоногость

capkoza

kozakozel

kozaкоза

get

แพะ

keçi

козакозелцап

con dê

山羊

goat

[gəʊt]

A.N (gen) →cabraf; (male) →chivom,macho cabríom
to get sb's goat →fastidiarormolestar a algn

B.CPDgoat cheese, goat's cheeseN →quesom decabra

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goat

[ˈgəʊt]n (=animal) →chèvrefgoat cheesen →fromagem dechèvre

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goat

n →Ziegef; (inf:= silly person)(= man) →Eselm (inf);(= woman) →Ziegef (inf);(= lecher) →Bockm (inf);to act thegoat(inf) →herumalbern;to get somebody’sgoat(inf) →jdn auf diePalme bringen(inf)

goat

goatfish

n (US) →Meerbarbef

goatherd

n →Ziegenhirt(in)m(f)

goat’s cheese

n =goat cheese

goatskin

n →Ziegenledernt

goat’s milk

n →Ziegenmilchf;goat yoghurt →Jog(h)urtm or nt →ausZiegenmilch

goatsucker

n (US Orn) →Ziegenmelkerm, →Nachtschwalbef

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goat

[gəʊt]n →capra
to act the goat (fam) →fare lo/astupido/a
to get sb's goat (fam) →far uscire qn daigangheri

goat

(gəut) noun

an animal of the sheep family, with horns and a long-haired coat. bokماعِز коза cabra koza, kozel die Ziege gedκατσίκαcabra kits بز vuohichèvre,boucתיש बकरा, बकरी koza kecske kambing geitcapra やぎ 염소 ožka kaza; āzis kambinggeitgeitkoza بزه cabra capră; ţapкозел;коза koza koza koza get แพะkeçi 山羊 коза بکری con dê山羊