[goos] 
noun, plural geese for 1, 2, 4, 8, 11; goos⋅es for 5–7; verb, goosed, goos⋅ing.| 1. | any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks. |
| 2. | the female of this bird, as distinguished from the male, or gander. |
| 3. | the flesh of a goose, used as food. |
| 4. | a silly or foolish person; simpleton. |
| 5. | Slang. a poke between the buttocks to startle. |
| 6. | Informal. anything that energizes, strengthens, or the like: to give the economy a badly needed goose. |
| 7. | a tailor's smoothing iron with a curved handle. |
| 8. | an obsolete board game played with dice and counters in which a player whose cast falls in a square containing the picture of a goose is allowed to advance double the number of his or her throw. |
| 9. | Slang. to poke (a person) between the buttocks to startle. |
| 10. | Informal.
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| 11. | cook someone's goose, Informal. to ruin someone's hopes, plans, chances, etc.: His goose was cooked when they found the stolen gems in his pocket. |
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