goat

Meanings

Plural: goats

Noun

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
a victim of ridicule or pranks
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
Any hoofed mammal of the genus Capra.
Any hoofed mammal of the genus Capra.
The meat of the aforementioned animal.
A lecherous man.
A scapegoat.
A Pontiac GTO car.
A person who is not easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with sheep.
A fool, loser, or object of ridicule.
A blocker who is isolated behind the opposing team's blockers, so as to slow down the pack.
Alternative letter-case form of GOAT (“greatest of all time”).
Alternative form of gote (“sluice, waterway”).

Verb

To allow goats to feed on.
To scapegoat.
To isolate (an opposing blocker) behind one's own blockers, so as to slow down the pack.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English goot, got, gat, from Old English gāt, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
The sense of lecherous man derives from the slang expression "horny as a goat".

Synonyms

butt, Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, caprine animal, laughingstock, stooge

Scrabble Score: 5

goat is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
goat is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
goat is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

goat is a valid Words With Friends word