goad
n 1: a pointed instrument used to prod into motion [syn: {prod}]
2: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
[syn: {goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]
v 1: give heart or courage to [syn: {spur}]
2: urge with or as if with a goad
3: prod or urge as if with a log stick [syn: {prick}]
4: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her
with his sarcastic remarks" [syn: {nettle}, {needle}]