goad
/ɡəʊd/
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American sound/ɡəʊd/
goad
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Myanmar meaning
(n) နှင်တံ။ (vt) တိုက်တွန်းသည်။
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goad / gǝƱd / n
၁။ နှင်တံ။ လှင်ကန်။ ချွန်း။
၂။ တွန်းအား။ offer economic help as a goad to political reform.
v ~ sb/sth (into sth/doing sth) ဆွပေးသည်။ goad a mule/donkey ❍ His persistent questions finally goaded me into answering. ❍ I keep trying to goad these lazy fellows into action.
❏ goad sb on [PHRV ] စေ့ဆော်သည်။ goaded on by fierce ambition.
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provoke, drive, prod, push, sting, stir, stimulate, spur, incite, aggravate, animate, annoy, arouse, badger, bully, catalyst, coerce, compulsion, crop, desire, driving force, egg on, encourage, excite, exhort, fire up, force, goose, harass, hassle, hound, impel, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitation, incitement, inspirit, instigate, irritate, irritation, key up, lash, lust, motivation, move, needle, passion, poke, poker, press, pressure, prick, prompt, propel, provocation, put up to, rod, rowel, sic, sound, spark, stick, stimulation, stimulus, tease, thrust, trigger, turn on, urge, whip, work up, worry, zeal
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