goat

(Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Any hoofed mammal of the genus Capra.
2. (uncountable) Any hoofed mammal of the genus Capra.
3. (countable, slang, uncountable) A lecherous man.
4. (countable, informal, uncountable) A scapegoat.
5. (countable, slang, uncountable) A Pontiac GTO car.
6. (countable, uncountable) A person who is not easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with sheep.
7. (countable, uncountable) A fool, loser, or object of ridicule.
8. (countable, uncountable) A blocker who is isolated behind the opposing team's blockers, so as to slow down the pack.

Verb

1. (transitive) To allow goats to feed on.
2. (transitive) To scapegoat.
3. (transitive) To isolate (an opposing blocker) behind one's own blockers, so as to slow down the pack.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡəʊt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: goot

Hérité de ancien anglais: gāt

In summary

From Middle English goot, got, gat, from Old English gāt, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
The sense of lecherous man derives from the slang expression "horny as a goat".

Concepts

chèvre

🐐

bouc

cabri

🧒

bique

chevre

de bouc

chevreau

🧒

cible

oie

🪿

bélier

🐏

bonne d’enfant

caprin

biquet

🧒

bouquetin

Synonymes

sheep

🐑

billygoat

billy goat

nanny-goat

she-goat

butt

stooge

lamb

🐑

laughingstock

domestic goat

nanny goat

caprine animal

etc.

ram

🐏

male goat

object

ox

🐂

pigeon

rabbit

🐰

scapegoat

target

track

aries

shegoat

goaty

jackalope

buck-goat

bird

🐦

bourn

buck

Capricorn

♑

destination

flock

fool

foot

🦶

hand

✋

he-goat

hircine

hunting ground

kid

🧒

lecher

Traductions

Ziege

🐐

capra

🐐

cabra

geit

🐐

koza

cabra

κατσίκα

cabra

🐐

chivo

🐐

keçi

🐐

Geiß

🐐

capra

bok

γίδα

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