Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).
To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.
The flesh of the goose used as food.
A silly person.
A tailor’s iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
A young woman or girlfriend.
An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.
To sharply poke or pinch someone’s buttocks. Derived from a goose’s inclination to bite at a retreating intruder’s hindquarters.
To stimulate, to spur.
To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.
Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not pre-booked a cab. This is unauthorised under UK licensing conditions.
To hiss (a performer) off the stage.
