goat
noun countable
/ɡəʊt/
Word Forms
| singular | goat |
| plural | goats |
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- 1an animal similar to a sheep but with longer legs and a thinner coat. The male goat is called a billy goat and the female is called a nanny goat. A young goat is called a kid.Synonyms and related wordsAnimals found on more than one continentangoraanteaterantelope
- 2informalan insulting word for an old man, especially one who shows a great sexual interest in womenSynonyms and related wordsInformal and insulting words for old peoplebiddybuffercodger
- 3
goat
orgreatest of all time: a person who has accomplished the most in a particular activity, especially sport. People sometimes just use an emoji of a goat to convey this idea.GOAT
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Kerry from United Kingdom on 06/10/2017The title clinches Female Athlete GOAT status for Serena, and she knows it.
Synonyms and related wordsSuccessful personsuccessachieversuccess storySynonyms and related wordsSomeone who is good at doing somethingbestmasterqueen
phrases
goat
noun countable
/ɡoʊt/
Word Forms
| singular | goat |
| plural | goats |
© joystick747/iStock/Thinkstock
- 1an animal similar to a sheep but with longer legs and a thinner coat. The male goat is called a billy goat and the female is called a nanny goat. A young goat is called a kid.Synonyms and related wordsAnimals found on more than one continentangoraanteaterantelope
- 2informalan insulting word for an old man, especially one who shows a great sexual interest in womenSynonyms and related wordsInformal and insulting words for old peoplebiddybuffercodger
- 3
goat
orgreatest of all time: a person who has accomplished the most in a particular activity, especially sport. People sometimes just use an emoji of a goat to convey this idea.GOAT
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Kerry from United Kingdom on 06/10/2017The title clinches Female Athlete GOAT status for Serena, and she knows it.
Synonyms and related wordsSuccessful personsuccessachieverhigh-flierSynonyms and related wordsSomeone who is good at doing somethingbestmasterqueen
phrases
- not believe your luck
- not be made for (doing) something/to do something
- not be one to do something
- not be out of the woods yet
- not be set in/laid down in/written on tablets of stone
- not be set in/laid down on/written on tablets of stone
- not be someone’s cup of tea
- not be someone’s keeper
- not be someone’s problem
- not be thinking straight
- not be up to much
- not be wild about something
- not breathe a word
- not budge
- not by a long shot
- not by a long shot/chalk/way
- not by any manner of means
- not by any/by no stretch of the imagination
- not care for someone/something
- not care for someone/something
- not care to do something
- not care twopence
- not carry conviction
- notch
- not change your spots