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You gotta learn that if you're gonna take the last shot of the game, it's either gonna go in, or it's not gonna go in, and you're either gonna be the hero or the goat.
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Meaning of "goat" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOAT

Old English gāt; related to Old Norse geit, Old High German geiz, Latin haedus kid.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GOAT

goat  [ɡəʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Goat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

goat

Goat

The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat. Goats are one of the oldest domesticated species, and have been used for their milk, meat, hair, and skins over much of the world. In 2011, there were more than 924 million live goats around the globe, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Female goats are referred to as "does" or "nannies", intact males as "bucks" or "billies", and their offspring are "kids". Castrated males are "wethers". Goat meat from younger animals is called "kid" or cabrito, and from older animals is simply known as "goat" or sometimes called chevon, or in some areas "mutton".

Definition of goat in the English dictionary

The first definition of goat in the dictionary is 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 are reared for milk, meat, and wool related adjectives caprine hircine. Other definition of goat is a lecherous man. Goat is also a bad or inferior member of any group.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOAT


boat
bəʊt
coat
kəʊt
cote
kəʊt
coyote
ˈkɔɪəʊt
denote
dɪˈnəʊt
devote
dɪˈvəʊt
endnote
ˈɛndˌnəʊt
float
fləʊt
Grote
ɡrəʊt
houseboat
ˈhaʊsˌbəʊt
keynote
ˈkiːˌnəʊt
note
nəʊt
promote
prəˈməʊt
quote
kwəʊt
remote
rɪˈməʊt
rote
rəʊt
throat
θrəʊt
tote
təʊt
vote
vəʊt
wrote
rəʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOAT

goanna
goat antelope
goat cheese
goat God
goat moth
goat´s cheese
goat´s-rue
goatee
goateed
goatfish
goatherd
goatish
goatishly
goatishness
goatlike
goatling
goatsbeard
goatse
goatskin
goatsucker

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOAT

afloat
deep throat
fishing boat
fur coat
have by the throat
in the same boat
lifeboat
miss the boat
moat
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on the coat
petticoat
raincoat
sailboat
steamboat
sugar-coat
the Goat
trench coat
U-boat
waistcoat

Synonyms and antonyms of goat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «goat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOAT

Find out the translation of goat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of goat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «goat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

山羊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cabra
570 millions of speakers

English

goat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बकरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ماعِز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

козел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছাগল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chèvre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kambing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ziege
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヤギ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

염소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wedhus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con dê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

keçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατσίκα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

get
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

geit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of goat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOAT»

The term «goat» is very widely used and occupies the 11.114 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «goat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «goat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about goat

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10 QUOTES WITH «GOAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word goat.
1
Brendan Behan
New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
2
Neneh Cherry
I love collard greens and sweet potatoes. But like, traveling, I'm always just looking for that thing where you feel like there's love in the food. Like one of the best things, in Brazil it's feijoada. I was in Tobago in the winter, and I had the best roti I've ever had, with curry goat.
3
Vera Farmiga
Offers come all the time, but I'm pretty particular. I really have to be wowed by a character I encounter in a script, or a storyline. I really do need to feel inspiration, otherwise I'm just happy planting perennials and making goat cheese.
4
Ronan Farrow
You eat a lot of goat stomach when you're in North Africa. You eat whatever's put in front of you. I am a big proponent of that.
5
Vincent Gallo
I drive out to this quail farm, where I get a lot of these incredible quail eggs, which I eat all day long. And I eat a lot of superfoods like goji, cacao and chia seeds, things like that. And I like unpasteurised milk of the goat and the sheep. They send it once a week from Pennsylvania, from the Amish farms, and I get it in Los Angeles.
6
Tom Heinsohn
You gotta learn that if you're gonna take the last shot of the game, it's either gonna go in, or it's not gonna go in, and you're either gonna be the hero or the goat.
7
Judy Horacek
It really gets on my goat that people keep quoting Dorothea Mackellar's 'My Country' as proof that there is no such thing as climate change. A poem written more than 100 years ago by a homesick 19 year old versus an ever-increasing body of refereed scientific thought... hmm, hard to know which way to jump, really.
8
A. J. Jacobs
I was what they call 'skinny fat' - a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
9
Christopher Knight
It's well known by now that I had a special need to get Maureen's goat when ever the opportunity presented itself. I was a boy and she was the enemy... a girl.
10
Adam Lamberg
I have always wanted to open up a brewery slash goat farm. Brew some beer, make some goat cheese, but that's kinda dreamy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOAT»

Discover the use of goat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to goat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Goat: A Memoir
Follows the author's decision, in the wake of a psychologically devastating and physically detrimental assault, to follow his brother's lead in enrolling in Clemson University and pledging a fraternity, a venture that introduces him to the ...
Brad Land, 2005
2
Goat: Meat, Milk, Cheese
Praise for Goat: “If in five years we’re all eating goat burgers and goat chili, it’ll be because of this book.” —Bon Appétit “A rare guide to all things goat . . .
Bruce Weinstein, Mark Scarbrough, 2011
3
Goat Days
In the end, the lonely young man contrives a hazardous scheme to escape his desert prison. Goat Days was published to acclaim in Malayalam and became a bestseller.
Benyamin, 2012
4
Hogan's Goat
A highly volatile drama in blank verse, Hogan's Goat is set in a turn-of-the-century Brooklyn populated by Irish Catholic immigrants teeming with hopes of "the American Dream.
William Alfred, 1984
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Goat Medicine
The first edition of Goat Medicine sold thousands of copies worldwide and quickly became the definitive reference on goat diseases, their diagnosis, treatment, management and prevention.
Mary C. Smith, David M. Sherman, 2009
6
Hand Book Of Goat Farming
The Book Covers Advantages Of Goat Farming In India, Technical Terms Related To Goat Husbandry, Breeds And Breeding Of Goats, Feeds And Feeding Of Goa Ts, Management Of Goats, Health Care For Goats, Goat Products, Economics Of Goat Farming ...
Eiri, Eiri Board, 2007
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Improving Goat Production in the Tropics: A Manual for ...
Written for both livestock specialists and for development workers who have not been formally trained in animal production, this book explains the theory of goat-keeping using practical, step-by-step guidelines.
C. P. Peacock, 1996
8
Diseases of the Goat
This edition now includes a section with colour photographs in order to assist diagnosis. Diseases of the Goat has become well established as a truly invaluable tool for veterinarians.
John G. Matthews, 2011
9
Beatrice's Goat: with audio recording
With Mugisa's help, it looks as if Beatrice's dream may come true after all. Page McBrier and Lori Lohstoeter beautifully recount this true story about how one child, given the right tools, is able to lift her family out of poverty.
Page McBrier, 2012
10
Hide Your Goat: Strategies to Stay Positive When Negativity ...
This book will make you think about yourself and dive deep below the surface to uncover feelings, thoughts and emotions that expose your goat.
Steve Gilliland, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term goat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Assam rifles encourages self employment through 'Goat farm': PR
The construction work is in full swing which includes three goat sheds, boundary fencing and associated infrastructure. 56 goats have been ... «KanglaOnline, Jul 15»
2
The Quick Fix: Zucchini and goat cheese tart
A good starting place: this easy zucchini and goat cheese tart you can throw ... Spread 1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese over bottom of tart. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
Real Salt Lake forward Sebastian Jaime goes from hero to goat in …
Real Salt Lake lost 3-1 to the Colorado Rapids Saturday night in part due to a meltdown from their hottest player, Sebastian Jaime. RSL had ... «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»
4
Kids play dress up in Jurassic Goat World
Peppa Lass and some of the other members of the Nigerian Dwarf goat gang transformed themselves into Jurassic World dinosaurs for this ... «eNCA, Jul 15»
5
Goat Island dream still alive
Speculation that the Goat Islands project is dead has been growing since April when the Government's point man, Works Minister Dr Omar ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
6
St James's urban farm: Acting the goat (chicken, sheep and pig) in …
In a small corner of west Belfast, country life has come to town with the opening of a community-run mini-farm. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Eat this: Goat liver mousse with all the fixings
The silky goat liver mousse at Girl and the Goat is somehow rich and delicate at once. It's served with tiny ramekins of changing ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Was Criticism Premature? Yard Goats Become Marketing Jackpot
"Not necessarily the goat itself, but the whole package." ... The splash of green in the goat's beard and the blue trim around the design are the ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
9
Boy Tearfully Stands Up To Adults To Save Baby Goat's Life
When he realizes the baby goat he's befriended is going to suffer the ... "We won't cut the goat," a voice says off screen, as the boy begins to ... «The Dodo, Jul 15»
10
West Linn goat caper has a happy ending
WEST LINN, Ore. -- A goat wandering in West Linn is not a common sight. But a captive goat peering out of a West Linn police car - now that's ... «kgw.com, Jul 15»

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