goat

noun

1. 1

   Any ruminant of the genus Capra.

   The first thing that greets you on entering the church is a notice asking you not to vex the goat, since it renders valuable service in keeping the churchyard tidy.

   Folkestone: Network Rail and the White Cliffs Countryside Project have procured a herd of goats to keep vegetation on the slopes of Folkestone Warren under control, and to encourage rare species.

2. 2

   Any ruminant of the genus Capra. The meat of these animals.

   Hungrily, by firelight, we set to with damper and cold goat washed down by hot tea.

   Joshua could not stop himself from scooping more goat on his plate: Paul had cooked it so long that the meat seemed to melt like hot, syrupy candy in his mouth. Joshua remembered goat as a stringy dark meat, but the red spicy mass before him was nothing like he recalled.

3. 3

   slangA lecherous man.

4. 4

   informalA scapegoat.

   Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.

   1997, "1997 World Series", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.

5. 5

   slangA Pontiac GTO car.

6. 6

   A person who is not easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with sheep.

7. 7

   A fool, loser, or object of ridicule.

   Samaurez said over his shoulder, “In fact, I missed being the class goat by only three places.” Gwen patted his arm, “But, look H-Two, George Pickett was the goat and see how famous he became.”

   ...Butch was the goat in that deal and innocent of the trap he was placed in.

   “If Osterman wants to play the goat, why should you help him out?”

8. 8

   A blocker who is isolated behind the opposing team's blockers, so as to slow down the pack.

verb

1. 1

   To allow goats to feed on.

   Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather […] For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously

2. 2

   To scapegoat.

   John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save

3. 3

   To isolate (an opposing blocker) behind one's own blockers, so as to slow down the pack.

noun

1. 1

   Variant of GOATAlternative letter-case form of GOAT (“greatest of all time”).

noun

1. 1

   Variant of goteobsoleteAlternative form of gote (“sluice, waterway”).

   ... the present new Sluice or Goat (as they call it) at the end of Hamorebeck, at its fall into Boston Haven, taking up the foundation of the old Goat, they met with the roots of Trees, many of them issuing from their several[…]

   [...] the Trent floods, which override the sluices and goats, and which operate at present as a bar to the improvement of the drainage of the commons; and lately, by authority of parliament, a canal has been made in a similar way[…]

   […] For the Sands from the Mouth of the Sluices and Goats would be carried off and the Haven so deep that their Commons and Low Fens will be will be drain'd in wet Seasons, and always be Supplied with fresh water above the Lock for the use and benefit of the Commons.

Forms

plural

goats

past tense

goated

past participle

goated

present participle

goating

third person singular

goats