goatnoun [ C ]
uk/ɡəʊt/us/ɡoʊt/goat noun [ C ] (ANIMAL)
B1 an animal related to sheep that usually has horns and a beard. Goats live wild on mountains or are kept on farms to provide milk, meat, wool, etc.:
goat's milk/cheese
More examples
- A old woman was herding the goats up the mountainside.
- Her zodiac birth sign is Capricorn, the goat.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sheep & goats
- billy goat
- ewe
- kid
- lamb
- merino
- nanny goat
- ram
- sheep
- wether
goat noun [ C ] (MAN)
informal disapproving a man who is very active sexually, or would like to be and makes it obvious:
an old goat
Idiom(s)
act/play the goat
get sb's goat