goat
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_137_bgoat /ɡəʊt $ ɡoʊt/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1. 
HBAan animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals. 山羊2. get somebody’s goat spoken informalANNOY to make someone extremely annoyed 使某人十分恼怒3. old goat SYINSULT informal an unpleasant old man, especially one who annoys women in a sexual way 令人生厌的老头；〔尤指〕老色鬼，老色狼4. act/play the goat British English informalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE to behave in a silly way 行为愚蠢 → billy goat, nanny goat
HBAan animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals. 山羊2. get somebody’s goat spoken informalANNOY to make someone extremely annoyed 使某人十分恼怒3. old goat SYINSULT informal an unpleasant old man, especially one who annoys women in a sexual way 令人生厌的老头；〔尤指〕老色鬼，老色狼4. act/play the goat British English informalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE to behave in a silly way 行为愚蠢 → billy goat, nanny goatExamples from the Corpus
goat• Very soon the biggest billy goat came across the bridge.• The eagle still had its talons in the goat, and the goat had its horns embedded in the eagle.• Johnny knew that was wrong, and with his stick, he tried to shoo the goats out.• And they ate Papparadelle Ripiene stuffed with goat cheese and Parmesan and covered with a grated lemon peel and cream sauce.Origin goat Old English gatgoat nounChinese
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goat
goat /ɡəʊt $ ɡoʊt/
noun [countable]
1. an animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals.
2. get sb’s goat spoken informal to make someone extremely annoyed
3. old goat informal an unpleasant old man, especially one who annoys women in a sexual way
4. act/play the goat British English informal to behave in a silly way
⇨ billy goat, nanny goat
goat /ɡəʊt $ ɡoʊt/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: gat
Origin: gat
1. an animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals.
2. get sb’s goat spoken informal to make someone extremely annoyed
3. old goat informal an unpleasant old man, especially one who annoys women in a sexual way
4. act/play the goat British English informal to behave in a silly way
⇨ billy goat, nanny goat
