- any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- any of various related animals, as the Rocky Mountain goat.
- the constellation or sign Capricorn.
- a scapegoat or victim: When the police came, he was left behind to be the goat.
- a licentious or lecherous man; lecher.
- to anger, annoy, or frustrate a person: His arrogance gets my goat.
- (used to describe or refer to a person or thing that is considered to be the best ever in a particular field, category, etc., especially in sports): If he hadn’t been injured, he would have been the GOAT, but he’s still a top 5 player.That film is indisputably GOAT—I watch it at least once a year.
- any sure-footed agile bovid mammal of the genus Capra, naturally inhabiting rough stony ground in Europe, Asia, and N Africa, typically having a brown-grey colouring and a beard. Domesticated varieties (C. hircus) are reared for milk, meat, and wool
- short for Rocky Mountain goat
- a lecherous man
- a bad or inferior member of any group (esp in the phrase separate the sheep from the goats)
- short for scapegoat
- to fool around
- to cause annoyance to someone
- to make an energetic attempt at (something)
- to attack vehemently
- the constellation Capricorn, the tenth sign of the zodiac
