Goose

English Meaning

Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinæ, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres.

1. Any of various wild or domesticated water birds of the family Anatidae, and especially of the genera Anser and Branta, characteristically having a shorter neck than that of a swan and a shorter, more pointed bill than that of a duck.
2. The female of such a bird.
3. The flesh of such a bird used as food.
4. Informal A silly person.
5. A tailor's pressing iron with a long curved handle.
6. Slang A poke, prod, or pinch between or on the buttocks.
7. Slang To poke, prod, or pinch (a person) between or on the buttocks.
8. Slang To move to action; spur: goosed the governor to sign the tax bill.
9. Slang To give a spurt of fuel to (a car, for example); cause to accelerate quickly. "The pilot goosed his craft, powering away” ( Nicholas Proffitt).