pungolare — meaning in English

English meaning

• goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
• poke verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.
• prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.
• spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.

Senses

pungolare is used for these senses in English:

• goad To prod with a goad.
• poke To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. [from late 14th c.]
• prod (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
• spur (transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.

goad — full definition

1. noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
2. verb To provoke or push someone into doing something, often by teasing or taunting.

poke — full definition

1. verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.
2. verb To thrust something out or forward, such as one's head or tongue.
3. noun A prod, jab, or thrust.
4. noun A Hawaiian dish of cubed raw fish mixed with seasonings.

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