[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

goad \goad\, v. t. imp.  p. p. goaded; p. pr.  vb. n.
   goading.
   to prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to
   rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming;
   to stimulate.
   1913 webster

         that temptation that doth goad us on.    --shak.

   syn: to urge; stimulate; excite; arouse; irritate; incite;
        instigate.
        1913 webster
see also:
goaded goading 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

goaded \goaded\ adj.
   compelled forcibly by an outside agency; as, mobs goaded by
   blind hatred.

   syn: driven, forced.
        wordnet 1.5

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

goaded
     adj : compelled forcibly by an outside agency; "mobs goaded by
           blind hatred" syn: driven
see also:
driven 

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