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.
That temptation that doth goad us on. Shak.
Syn. — To urge; stimulate; excite; arouse; irritate; incite; instigate.