English noun: goat |
1. | goat (animal) any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns |
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| Synonyms | caprine animal |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bovid |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | billy, billy goat, Capra hircus, domestic goat, he-goat, kid, nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat, wild goat |
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| Part holonym | beard, horn |
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| Member meronym | Capra, genus Capra |
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2. | goat (person) a victim of ridicule or pranks |
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| Synonyms | butt, laughingstock, stooge |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dupe, victim |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | April fool |
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3. | Goat (person) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn |
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| Synonyms | Capricorn |
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| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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| Domain category | astrology, star divination |
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4. | Goat (location) the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 |
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| Synonyms | Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat |
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| Instance hypernym | house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign |
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