Goose something up
verb phrase
To make something more exciting, intense, impressive, etc; JAZZ something UP: If we tried to goose it up too much, it wouldn’t help anybody (1970s+)
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[goos-step] /ˈgusˌstɛp/ verb (used without object), goose-stepped, goose-stepping. 1. to march in a goose step: Troops goose-stepped past the reviewing stand. noun 1. a marching step of some infantries in which the legs are swung high and kept straight and stiff. 2. a military exercise in which the body is balanced on one foot, without […]
- Goosewing
[goos-wing] /ˈgusˌwɪŋ/ noun, Nautical. 1. the weather clew of a square sail, held taut when the lee side of the sail is furled. 2. either of the triangular areas of a square sail left exposed to the wind when the middle part is lashed to the yard during a gale. 3. a triangular studdingsail.
- Goosewinged
[goos-wingd] /ˈgusˌwɪŋd/ adjective, Nautical. 1. (of a square sail) having the lee clew furled while the weather clew is held taut. 2. (of a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel) having the foresail and mainsail set on opposite sides.
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[goo-suh nz] /ˈgu sənz/ noun 1. Sir Eugene, 1893–1962, English composer and conductor. /ˈɡuːsənz/ noun 1. Sir Eugene. 1893–1962, British composer and conductor, born in Belgium 2. his brother, Leon. 1896–1988, British oboist
- Goosy
[goo-see] /ˈgu si/ adjective, goosier, goosiest. 1. like a goose; foolish or giddy. 2. Informal. /ˈɡuːsɪ/ adjective goosier, goosiest 1. of or like a goose 2. having goose flesh 3. silly and foolish adjective Touchy; jumpy; sensitive: I feel a little goosy about the whole thing/ Hennessey was goosey anyway, and he jumped (1906+) Related […]