I. goose¹ /ɡuːs/ noun (plural geese /ɡiːs/)
[Language: Old English; Origin: gos]

1.
a) [countable] a bird that is like a duck but is larger and makes loud noises
b) [countable] a female goose ⇒ gander

2. [uncountable] the cooked meat of this bird

3. [singular] old-fashioned informal a silly person
⇒ wild goose chase, ⇒ wouldn’t say boo to a goose at boo²(3), ⇒ kill the goose that lays the golden egg at kill¹(14), ⇒ what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander at sauce(3)

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II. goose² verb [transitive]
American English informal to touch or press someone on their bottom as a joke

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goose
noun
ADJ. wild | roast
QUANT. flock, gaggle (only used for geese on the ground), skein (only used for geese that are flying)
GOOSE + VERB waddle | hiss, honk | feed, graze | migrate

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goose
̈ɪɡu:s
See: cook one's goose , fox and geese , kill the goose that laid the golden egg , gone goose

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