1. to poke or prod someone, especially in the buttocks, as a prank or joke
Usage: informal; often considered rude or inappropriate
2. to increase the speed or power of something; to accelerate
Usage: informal; often used with 'up'

1. plural of goose; large waterfowl with long necks and webbed feet

Examples

• A flock of gooses flew south for the winter.
• He gooses the engine to pass the car ahead.
• Don't goose your sister—that's not funny!
• The gooses honked loudly as they landed on the pond.
• She gooses up the volume whenever her favorite song plays.
• Wild gooses migrate thousands of miles each year.