English-Estonian translations for goose

  • haniTeisisõnu oleme selle tuumakompleksi eest maksnud enam-vähem kullas ja mõnedele on see olnud kuldmune munev hani. In other words, we have paid more or less in gold for this nuclear complex and, for some people, it was the golden goose.

Definition of goose

  • Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks
  • The flesh of the goose used as food
  • A silly person
  • A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics
  • A young woman or girlfriend
  • To sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks. Derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters
  • To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator
  • To hiss off the stage

Examples

  • There is a flock of geese on the pond.

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