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Goat vs Flounder - What's the difference?

goat | flounder |

As nouns the difference between goat and flounder

is that goat is (uk|politics|informal) a member of the "government of all the talents" proposed by british prime minister (gordon brown) while flounder is a european species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, european flounder,.

As a verb flounder is

to flop around as a fish out of water.

goat

English

Noun

(wikipedia goat) (en noun)
  • A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus'', and similar species of the genus ''Capra .
  • (slang) A lecherous man.
  • * etymology: from the slang term "horny as a goat"
  • (informal) A scapegoat.
  • * 2008 , "Tigers already miss Jones", in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008
    • Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.
  • * 1997 , "", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas
    • Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.
  • Nickname for the Pontiac GTO

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Holonyms

    * (group of goats) tribe, herd

    Derived terms

    * act the goat * billygoat * get one's goat * goat's breath * goatfish * goatee * goatherd * goatish * goatpox * mountain goat * scapegoat

    See also

    * chevon * ewe * herd * hircine * kid * ram * tribe *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To allow goats to feed on.
  • * 1918 , Agricultural Experiment Station, Director's Biennial Report - Page 51
    • Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously
  • To scapegoat.
  • * 2001 , "A worthy Rusch to judgment", in USA Today , July 15, 2001
    • John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save

    Anagrams

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    flounder

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) floundre, from . Cognate with Danish flynder, German Flunder, Swedish flundra.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder, .
  • (North America) Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
  • A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
    • (rfi, the bootmaker's tool)
    External links
    * (wikipedia "flounder")

    Etymology 2

    Possibly from the noun. Possibly from (founder) or from (etyl) . See other terms beginning with fl , such as (flutter), (flitter), (float), (flap), (flub), (flip)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To flop around as a fish out of water.
  • To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
    • Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall.
  • To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
  • * Sir W. Hamilton
    • They have floundered on from blunder to blunder.
    He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.
  • * 1996 , , Virago Press, paperback edition, page 136
    • He is assessing directions, but he is not lost, not floundering .
    Usage notes
    Frequently confused with the verb founder. The difference is one of severity; floundering'' (struggling to maintain a position) comes before ''foundering (losing it completely by falling, sinking or failing).

    References

    English nouns with irregular plurals