act upon vs goose

act upon

verb
  • To take action on the basis of information received or deduced. 

goose

verb
  • To stimulate; to spur. 

  • To gently accelerate (an automobile or machine), or give repeated small taps on the accelerator. 

  • To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks of (a person). 

  • Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not booked a cab, in violation of UK licensing conditions. 

  • To hiss (a performer) off the stage. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose. 

  • The flesh of the goose used as food. 

  • A silly person. 

  • A female goose (sense 1). 

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