All goosed synonyms
goose
G g verb goosed
- badger β A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night.
- sell β to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- pray β to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- pester β to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
- implore β to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- solicit β to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- appeal β If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
- invoke β to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
- besiege β If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
- plague β French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
- ask β If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
- beseech β If you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly and anxiously.
- beg β If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it.
- supplicate β to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- dun β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- abet β If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- cajole β If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
- sway β to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- draw β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- wheedle β to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- influence β the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- effect β something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- procure β to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- sweet-talk β to use cajoling words.
- squeeze β to press forcibly together; compress.
- occasion β a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
- incite β to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- soft-soap β Informal. to cajole; flatter.
- uphold β to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- hike β to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- mount β to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
- dissipate β to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- up β to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- upraise β to raise up; lift or elevate.
- arise β If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- aspire β If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.
- uplift β to lift up; raise; elevate.
- vanish β to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- rear β the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- disperse β to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- heft β weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
- upheave β to heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.
- pique β a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven lengthwise with raised cords.
- lead β to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
- suggest β to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
- dispose β to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- predetermine β to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
- whet β to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.